Historical Events In September - 18
Friday, 21 February 2025
0031 On September - 18 sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 On this day in history nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
0096 Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on September - 18.
0324 Chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius on this day in history.
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 On this day in history erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered
1180 On September - 18 philip Augustus becomes king of France.
1180 On September - 18 louis VII, King of France, dies
1261 On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 On September - 18 hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 On this day in history farmer uprising in Transsylvania
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 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage on September - 18.
1544 On September - 18 charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy
1573 On this day in history spanish attack Alkmaar
1574 On this day in history claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on September - 18.
1636 On September - 18 pietro Sanmartini, composer
1679 On this day in history new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 On September - 18 johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer
1684 On September - 18 jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37
1709 Samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide) on September - 18.
1713 Jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher on September - 18.
1721 On September - 18 matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies
1733 On this day in history george Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1735 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on September - 18.
1739 On September - 18 treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1739 On this day in history turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1750 Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias) on this day in history.
1752 On September - 18 adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
1755 Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens on September - 18.
1755 On this day in history ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on September - 18.