Historical Events In September - 18

1938  Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers 2-0 on September - 18.   

1939  Polish govt of Moscicki flees to Romania on September - 18.   

1939  On this day in history bob Whittaker, (Rep-R-KS, 1979- )   

1940  On this day in history 19 German aircrafts shot down above England   

1940  Frankie Avalon, Phila, actor (Beach movies)/singer (Venus) on this day in history.   

1941  Clive Burton, neuropathologist on September - 18.   

1942  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation authorized for radio service on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history most of the 2,000 deported Minsk Jews are killed in Sobibor.   

1943  Cardinals clinch NL pennant on this day in history.   

1944  British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed on this day in history.   

1944  On September - 18 anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem   

1945  1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration on this day in history.   

1948  Ralph J Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine on this day in history.   

1949  Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1951  John Douglas Cockcroft, physicist, dies on this day in history.   

1952  On September - 18 hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Dreamy), dies   

1957  On this day in history "Wagon Train" premiers   

1959  Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1960  A J Evans, cricketer (only England Test v Aus 1921), dies on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56   

1962  On September - 18 rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN   

1962  Therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars), dies at 84   

1965  "Get Smart" premiers on September - 18.   

1966  Fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history intrepid (US) beats Dame Pattie (Aust) in 21st America's Cup   

1968  Franchot Tone, actor (Advise & Consent, Dark Waters), dies at 63 on September - 18.   

1969  On September - 18 rudolph Wagner-Regeny, composer, dies at 66   

1970  Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), dies of an overdose at 27 on September - 18.   

1973  Nora Nicholson, actress (Blue Lagoon, Crow Hollow), dies at 80 on September - 18.   

1974  Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die on this day in history.   

1974  Edna Best, actress (Key, Calendar, Escape), dies at 74 on September - 18.   

1975  On this day in history heiress/bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in SF   

1975  Pamela Brown, actress (Cleopatra, Beckett, Night Digger), dies at 58 on September - 18.   

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0053  Trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117) was born on September - 18.   

1344  On September - 18 birth of marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404)   

1434  Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467) was born on September - 18.   

1574  On this day in history birth of claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet   

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

1636  On September - 18 birth of pietro Sanmartini, composer   

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 September - 18 death of sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on September - 18.   

0887  On September - 18 death of pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)   

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

1137  Death of Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on this day in history.   

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

1261  On this day in history koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1426  Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on September - 18.