Historical Events In September - 18
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0031 Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on this day in history.
0096 On this day in history nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
0096 Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.
0324 On this day in history chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on this day in history.
0993 On this day in history arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle
1137 On September - 18 erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered
1180 On September - 18 philip Augustus becomes king of France.
1180 Louis VII, King of France, dies on this day in history.
1261 On this day in history koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 On September - 18 hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on September - 18.
1454 In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War on September - 18.
1502 On September - 18 christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage
1544 Charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy on September - 18.
1573 On September - 18 spanish attack Alkmaar
1574 On September - 18 claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
1635 On September - 18 emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France
1636 On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer
1679 On September - 18 new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.
1739 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1750 On September - 18 tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 On this day in history adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
1755 Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on September - 18.
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on this day in history.