Historical Events In September - 18

1759  On September - 18 battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

1759  On September - 18 james Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed   

1765  Oliver Holden, composer on September - 18.   

1769  Boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet) on September - 18.   

1769  On this day in history john Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US)   

1772  On this day in history martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer   

1775  On September - 18 andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies   

1779  Joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45) on September - 18.   

1783  Leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1786  On September - 18 justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer   

1787  On September - 18 johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist   

1789  1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress on September - 18.   

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

1793  Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on this day in history.   

1793  Pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on September - 18.   

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

1805  On September - 18 robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

1809  On this day in history royal Opera House in London opens   

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

1811  English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs   

1815  On this day in history henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

1818  Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies on this day in history.   

1819  The birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist on September - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1830  On September - 18 william Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies   

1831  Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1838  On September - 18 anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

1838  On September - 18 anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh   

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

1846  Elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping on this day in history.   

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0053  Trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117) was born on this day in history.   

1344  Marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404) was born on this day in history.   

1434  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467)   

1574  Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet was born on this day in history.   

1587  Francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640) was born on this day in history.   

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

1676  Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733) was born on September - 18.   

1684  Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer was born on this day in history.   

0031  On this day in history death of sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.   

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

0993  On September - 18 arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle   

1137  Death of Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on September - 18.   

1180  On this day in history louis VII, King of France, dies   

1261  On this day in history koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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