Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

1759  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1772  Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer on September - 18.   

1775  Andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1783  On September - 18 leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies   

1786  Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer on September - 18.   

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

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

1792  Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies on September - 18.   

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

1793  On this day in history pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

1797  On September - 18 louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies   

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

1809  Royal Opera House in London opens on September - 18.   

1810  Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) on September - 18.   

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

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

1815  Henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 18.   

1818  On this day in history marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

1819  The birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist on this day in history.   

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

1830  A horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on September - 18.   

1830  On this day in history horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

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

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

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

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

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

1846  On September - 18 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  On this day in history birth of marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404)   

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  Pietro Sanmartini, composer was born on September - 18.   

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

1684  Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer was born on September - 18.   

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

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

0887  On this day in history death of pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)   

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

1137  Death of Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on this day in history.   

1180  Louis VII, King of France, dies on this day in history.   

1261  Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies on September - 18.   

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