Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

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

1759  James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed on September - 18.   

1765  On September - 18 oliver Holden, composer   

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

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 September - 18.   

1786  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1792  Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1797  On this day in history louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies   

1805  Robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

1809  On September - 18 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  Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs on September - 18.   

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

1818  Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1818  Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies on September - 18.   

1819  On September - 18 the birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist   

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

1830  On September - 18 a horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  On September - 18 horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  William Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies on September - 18.   

1831  Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on September - 18.   

1838  On this day in history anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

1838  On this day in history anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh   

1842  On this day in history 1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published   

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

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0053  On this day in history birth of trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117)   

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

1434  Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On September - 18 birth of claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet   

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

1636  On this day in history birth of pietro Sanmartini, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733)   

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

0031  Death of Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on September - 18.   

0096  On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

0887  On September - 18 death of pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)   

0993  On this day in history 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  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  Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on this day in history.