Historical Events In September - 18
Thursday, 03 April 2025
0031 Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on September - 18.
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 September - 18.
0887 On this day in history pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)
0993 On this day in history arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle
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 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
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 On this day in history claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on this day in history.
1636 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on September - 18.
1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony on September - 18.
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 this day in history.
1709 On this day in history samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide)
1713 Jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher on this day in history.
1721 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on this day in history.
1733 George Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.
1735 On September - 18 justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1739 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.
1750 Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias) on September - 18.
1752 On this day in history adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
1755 On September - 18 fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 On this day in history ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1759 On September - 18 british capture Québec during the French & Indian War