Historical Events In September - 18
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
0031 On this day in history sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
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 this day in history.
0887 On September - 18 pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)
0993 Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on September - 18.
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 Louis VII, King of France, dies on September - 18.
1261 Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.
1426 On September - 18 hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history spanish attack Alkmaar
1574 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet on this day in history.
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on this day in history.
1636 On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer
1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony on this day in history.
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 On this day in history samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide)
1713 On this day in history jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
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 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on September - 18.
1739 On this day in history treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1739 On this day in history turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1750 On this day in history tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals on September - 18.
1755 Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.
1755 On September - 18 ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1759 On September - 18 british capture Québec during the French & Indian War