Historical Events In September - 18

1977  On this day in history courageous (US) sweeps Australia (Aust) in 24th America's Cup   

1977  On September - 18 uS Voyager I takes first space photograph of Earth & Moon together   

1979  On September - 18 bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect   

1979  On this day in history steven Lachs, appointed Calif's first admittedly gay judge   

1979  Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1980  Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station on September - 18.   

1980  On this day in history k A Porter, writer, dies at 90   

1982  Christian militia begin massacre of 600 Palestinians in Lebanon on September - 18.   

1983  On this day in history george Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere   

1984  On September - 18 joe Kittinger completes first solo balloon crossing of Atlantic   

1989  Hungary begins transition to a Western style democracy on this day in history.   

1989  On September - 18 hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico   

1990  On September - 18 a 500 lb 6' Hershey Kiss is displayed at 1 Times Square, NYC   

1990  Atlanta is chosen to host the 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) lands   

1993  On September - 18 australian PM announces plans to make Australia a republic by 2001   

1994  On this day in history franco Moschino, Italian fashion designer, dies at 44   

1995  Donald Alfred Davie, poet/critic, dies at 73 on September - 18.   

1996  On this day in history spiro Theodore Agnew, US VP (1969-73), dies at 77   

1997  Harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87 on September - 18.   

1999  Trillium Rail takes over operation of 41 miles of industrial trackage in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula comprising sections of the Cayuga sub. and the Thorold, Canal, Grantham, Fonthill, Town Line and West Welland spurs. The lines will be operated by a Trillium subsidiary, the Port Colborne Terminal Railway on September - 18.   

2005  Afghan parliamentary election on this day in history.   

2005  Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union and Gerhard Schröder of the Social Democratic Party both claim victory in the German federal election on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in the U.S by half a point (0.5%) for the first time since 2006 to ease the on-going panic in the financial markets due to the subprime crisis.   

2012  10 soliders are killed and 70 injured by a missile attack by Kurdish militants in Bingol, Turkey on this day in history.   

2014  Scotland votes 'NO' in a referendum deciding whether or not to stay with the United Kingdom on September - 18.   

2017  On September - 18 69th Emmy Awards: hosted by Stephen Colbert, "The Handmaid's Tale", Elizabeth Moss, Sterling K Brown, Julia Dreyfus, Donald Glover win   

2017  England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned for driving for 2 years on September - 18.   

2017  On September - 18 hurricane Maria passes over the Caribbean island of Dominica as a category 5 hurricane, destroying 90% of structures and killing 27   

2018  70th Emmy Awards: "Games of Thrones". "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew Rhys, Claire Foy, Bill Hader win on September - 18.   

2018  On September - 18 china announces new $60 billion tariffs on US imports, a day after the US imposes $200 billion worth of new tariffs on Chinese goods   

2018  Amnesty International says 400 civilians have been killed in conflicts between Cameroon soldiers and Anglophone separatists in 2018 on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history south Africa's Constitutional court legalizes cannabis use by adults in private places   

2019  Photo of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wearing brownface in 2001 emerges during Canadian election campiagn 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 September - 18.   

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

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  On September - 18 birth of eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733)   

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 September - 18.   

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  Louis VII, King of France, dies on September - 18.   

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.