Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

1759  On this day in history battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

1759  On this day in history james Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed   

1765  On this day in history oliver Holden, composer   

1769  On September - 18 boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

1769  John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on this day in history.   

1772  Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies   

1779  On this day in history joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45)   

1783  On September - 18 leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies   

1786  Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer on this day in history.   

1787  Johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist on September - 18.   

1789  On this day in history 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress   

1792  On this day in history gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies   

1793  On this day in history washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

1793  On September - 18 pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

1797  Louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies on September - 18.   

1805  Robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on September - 18.   

1809  Royal Opera House in London opens on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history chile declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

1811  English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies on September - 18.   

1812  On September - 18 fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs   

1815  Henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1818  Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 18.   

1818  On September - 18 olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies   

1819  On this day in history the birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist   

1827  On this day in history robert Pollok, poet, dies   

1830  On this day in history a horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  Horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on September - 18.   

1830  On this day in history william Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies   

1831  On this day in history peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60   

1838  Anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden on this day in history.   

1838  Anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh on this day in history.   

1842  1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on September - 18.   

1846  On this day in history elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping   

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0053  Trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117) was born on September - 18.   

1344  Marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404) was born on September - 18.   

1434  On September - 18 birth of eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467)   

1574  Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet was born on September - 18.   

1587  On this day in history birth of francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640)   

1636  Pietro Sanmartini, composer was born on September - 18.   

1676  Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1684  On September - 18 birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer   

0031  On September - 18 death of sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

0887  Death of Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on this day in history.   

0993  Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on September - 18.   

1137  On this day in history death of erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered   

1180  On September - 18 louis VII, King of France, dies   

1261  On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1426  Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on this day in history.