Historical Events In September - 18
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
0031 On September - 18 sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 On September - 18 nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
0096 On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies
0324 On this day in history chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 On this day in history pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)
0993 Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on September - 18.
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 September - 18.
1261 On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1426 On September - 18 hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1573 On September - 18 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 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on this day in history.
1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony on September - 18.
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 On this day in history jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
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 On this day in history justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on September - 18.
1739 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals on this day in history.
1755 On this day in history fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on this day in history.