Historical Events In September - 18
Friday, 17 January 2025
0031 On this day in history sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated on September - 18.
0096 On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies
0324 On this day in history chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 On this day in history 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 On this day in history erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered
1180 Philip Augustus becomes king of France on September - 18.
1180 Louis VII, King of France, dies on this day in history.
1261 On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on September - 18.
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on September - 18.
1454 On this day in history in the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War.
1502 On September - 18 christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage
1544 Charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy on this day in history.
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on this day in history.
1636 On September - 18 pietro Sanmartini, composer
1679 On this day in history new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer on September - 18.
1684 Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 on September - 18.
1709 Samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide) on September - 18.
1713 On this day in history jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
1721 On September - 18 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 On September - 18 treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1739 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1750 On September - 18 tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals on September - 18.
1755 On September - 18 fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 On September - 18 ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on September - 18.