Historical Events In September - 18
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
0031 On September - 18 sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated on September - 18.
0096 Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on September - 18.
0324 On this day in history chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on September - 18.
0993 On September - 18 arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle
1137 Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on this day in history.
1180 Philip Augustus becomes king of France on this day in history.
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 September - 18.
1437 On September - 18 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 September - 18.
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 Spanish attack Alkmaar on September - 18.
1574 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet on September - 18.
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on September - 18.
1636 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on September - 18.
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 Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 on this day in history.
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 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on September - 18.
1733 On September - 18 george Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1735 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1739 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
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 this day in history fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 On this day in history ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on September - 18.