Historical Events In September - 18
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
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 Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.
0324 On this day in history chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius
0887 On this day in history pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)
0993 Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on this day in history.
1137 On this day in history erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered
1180 On September - 18 philip Augustus becomes king of France.
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
1437 Farmer uprising in Transsylvania on this day in history.
1454 On September - 18 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 September - 18.
1544 On September - 18 charles V of Germany & Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar on September - 18.
1574 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet on September - 18.
1635 On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France
1636 Pietro Sanmartini, composer on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684 Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer on September - 18.
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 this day in history.
1713 Jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher on this day in history.
1721 On this day in history matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies
1733 On this day in history george Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1735 On this day in history justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51
1739 On this day in history treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1739 On September - 18 turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks
1750 Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias) on September - 18.
1752 Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals on September - 18.
1755 On this day in history fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on September - 18.
1759 On September - 18 british capture Québec during the French & Indian War