Historical Events In September - 18
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
0031 Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on this day in history.
0096 Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated on this day in history.
0096 On this day in history 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 Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on this day in history.
1180 On this day in history philip Augustus becomes king of France.
1180 Louis VII, King of France, dies on this day in history.
1261 Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.
1426 On September - 18 hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on this day in history.
1454 On this day in history in the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War.
1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage on September - 18.
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 On this day in history claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
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 Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer on September - 18.
1684 On this day in history jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37
1709 Samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide) on this day in history.
1713 Jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher on this day in history.
1721 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on September - 18.
1733 On this day in history george Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1735 On September - 18 justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51
1739 On this day in history treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1739 On September - 18 turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1750 On September - 18 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 On September - 18 british capture Québec during the French & Indian War