Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

1759  On September - 18 battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

1759  James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed on this day in history.   

1765  On September - 18 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  Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer on September - 18.   

1775  On September - 18 andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies   

1779  On this day in history joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45)   

1783  On this day in history leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies   

1786  Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer on this day in history.   

1787  On September - 18 johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist   

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

1792  On September - 18 gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies   

1793  On September - 18 washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

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  On this day in history robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

1809  On this day in history royal Opera House in London opens   

1810  On September - 18 chile declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

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

1812  On September - 18 fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs   

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

1818  Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 18.   

1818  Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies on this day in history.   

1819  The birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist on this day in history.   

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

1830  A horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on September - 18.   

1830  Horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on this day in history.   

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

1831  Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

1838  On September - 18 anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh   

1842  1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on September - 18.   

1846  On September - 18 elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping   

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

1344  On this day in history birth of marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404)   

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

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  On September - 18 birth of pietro Sanmartini, composer   

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

1684  On September - 18 birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer   

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

0096  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1137  Death of Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on September - 18.   

1180  On this day in history louis VII, King of France, dies   

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

1426  Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on this day in history.