Historical Events In September - 18
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0031 Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on September - 18.
0096 Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated on this day in history.
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 September - 18.
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 September - 18.
1180 Philip Augustus becomes king of France on this day in history.
1180 On September - 18 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.
1437 On this day in history farmer uprising in Transsylvania
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 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage on this day in history.
1544 Charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy on this day in history.
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar on September - 18.
1574 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet on this day in history.
1635 On September - 18 emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France
1636 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on September - 18.
1679 On September - 18 new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 On this day in history johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer
1684 Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 on September - 18.
1709 On September - 18 samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide)
1713 Jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher on this day in history.
1721 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history george Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1735 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1739 On this day in history treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1739 On this day in history turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
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 September - 18.
1755 On September - 18 ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1759 On September - 18 british capture Québec during the French & Indian War