Historical Events In September - 05
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1187 On this day in history louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26)
1198 Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany on this day in history.
1235 Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies on September - 05.
1319 On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon
1519 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs on September - 05.
1548 On this day in history catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36
1550 On this day in history william Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs
1566 Suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1569 Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 on this day in history.
1572 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 on this day in history.
1590 On this day in history alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
1596 On September - 05 dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java
1600 On September - 05 loreto Vittori, composer
1622 Richelieu becomes cardinal on September - 05.
1634 On September - 05 -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants
1638 Louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS] on this day in history.
1644 On this day in history prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent
1644 Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) on September - 05.
1659 Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 on September - 05.
1661 French superintendant of Finance Nicolas Fouquet arrested on this day in history.
1666 Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead on this day in history.
1666 Gottfried Arnold, German theologist/historian/songwriter on this day in history.
1683 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French Minister of Navy, dies at 64 on September - 05.
1684 On September - 05 john Uytenhage van Lacks, lawyer/author, drowned at 48
1688 On September - 05 lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Fight of Kings & Mice)
1694 Frantisek Antonin Mica, composer on September - 05.
1698 Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards on September - 05.
1725 On this day in history french King Louis XV marries Polish princess Mary Lesczynski
1734 On September - 05 jean-Benjamin de La Borde, composer
1735 Johann Christian Bach, composer, son of JS Bach (English Bach) on September - 05.
1737 On September - 05 johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer
1750 Decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods on September - 05.
1750 On September - 05 robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (Scots poems)
1767 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/translator/critic on this day in history.