Events & Holidays In September - 18

Independence Day (Chile)

Victory of Uprona (Burundi)

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

1574  On this day in history 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  Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

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

0031  Death of Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on this day in history.   

0096  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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.