Historical Events In September - 18
Thursday, 18 September 2025
0031 On September - 18 sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
0096 On September - 18 nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
0096 On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies
0324 On this day in history chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 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 Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on this day in history.
1180 Philip Augustus becomes king of France on September - 18.
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 On this day in history hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on this day in history.
1454 On this day in history in the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War.
1502 On this day in history christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage
1544 Charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy on September - 18.
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on this day in history.
1636 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 On September - 18 johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer
1684 Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 on September - 18.
1709 Samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide) on September - 18.
1713 On September - 18 jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
1721 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on this day in history.
1733 George Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on September - 18.
1735 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1739 Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.
1739 Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals on this day in history.
1755 Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on September - 18.
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on September - 18.