Historical Events In September - 18

1759  On this day in history battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

1759  James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed on this day in history.   

1765  On September - 18 oliver Holden, composer   

1769  On September - 18 boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

1769  John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on this day in history.   

1772  On September - 18 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer   

1775  On September - 18 andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies   

1779  Joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45) on this day in history.   

1783  Leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1786  Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer on September - 18.   

1787  On this day in history johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist   

1789  On September - 18 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress   

1792  Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies on September - 18.   

1793  Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on this day in history.   

1793  Pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on this day in history.   

1797  Louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies on this day in history.   

1805  Robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

1809  Royal Opera House in London opens on this day in history.   

1810  Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) on this day in history.   

1811  English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies on this day in history.   

1812  On September - 18 fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs   

1815  Henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1818  Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 18.   

1818  On September - 18 olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies   

1819  The birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist on this day in history.   

1827  On September - 18 robert Pollok, poet, dies   

1830  On September - 18 a horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  Horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on September - 18.   

1830  William Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies on September - 18.   

1831  On September - 18 peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60   

1838  On September - 18 anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

1838  Anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh on this day in history.   

1842  1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on this day in history.   

1846  On September - 18 elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping   

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0053  On September - 18 birth of trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117)   

1344  Marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404) was born on this day in history.   

1434  Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On September - 18 birth of claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet   

1587  Francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640) was born on September - 18.   

1636  Pietro Sanmartini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733) was born on September - 18.   

1684  On September - 18 birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer   

0031  On this day in history death of sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  On this day in history domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

0887  Death of Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on September - 18.   

0993  Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1137  On September - 18 death of erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered   

1180  Louis VII, King of France, dies on September - 18.   

1261  On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1426  On this day in history hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies