Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

1759  Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British on September - 18.   

1759  On September - 18 james Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed   

1765  On this day in history 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 this day in history andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies   

1779  On September - 18 joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45)   

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

1786  On September - 18 justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer   

1787  Johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist on September - 18.   

1789  On this day in history 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress   

1792  Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies on this day in history.   

1793  Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on September - 18.   

1793  On this day in history pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

1797  On this day in history louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies   

1805  Robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on September - 18.   

1809  Royal Opera House in London opens on September - 18.   

1810  On this day in history chile declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

1811  English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies on September - 18.   

1812  Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs on this day in history.   

1815  On September - 18 henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On this day in history marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On this day in history olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies   

1819  On September - 18 the birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist   

1827  Robert Pollok, poet, dies on September - 18.   

1830  On this day in history a horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  On September - 18 horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  On September - 18 william Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies   

1831  Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on September - 18.   

1838  On this day in history 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  On September - 18 birth of marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404)   

1434  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467)   

1574  Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet was born on September - 18.   

1587  On this day in history birth of francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640)   

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

1676  On this day in history birth of eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733)   

1684  Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer was born on September - 18.   

0031  Death of Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on this day in history.   

0096  On September - 18 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 September - 18.   

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

1180  On September - 18 louis VII, King of France, dies   

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

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