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

1636  Pietro Sanmartini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle   

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 this day in history.   

1261  Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1426  On this day in history hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies