Historical Events In September - 18
Friday, 26 July 2024
0031 On September - 18 sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated on this day in history.
0096 Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.
0324 Chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius on September - 18.
0887 Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on this day in history.
0993 Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on this day in history.
1137 Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on September - 18.
1180 Philip Augustus becomes king of France on September - 18.
1180 On September - 18 louis VII, King of France, dies
1261 On this day in history koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on this day in history.
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on this day in history.
1454 In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War on this day in history.
1502 On September - 18 christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage
1544 On September - 18 charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar on this day in history.
1574 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet on September - 18.
1635 On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France
1636 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on September - 18.
1679 On September - 18 new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 On this day in history johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer
1684 Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 on September - 18.
1709 On September - 18 samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide)
1713 On September - 18 jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
1721 On this day in history matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies
1733 George Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on September - 18.
1735 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1739 On September - 18 turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1750 On September - 18 tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 On September - 18 adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
1755 On this day in history fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on September - 18.