Historical Events In September - 18
Saturday, 30 August 2025
0031 Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on September - 18.
0096 On September - 18 nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
0096 On this day in history domitian, Roman emperor, dies
0324 Chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius on this day in history.
0887 On September - 18 pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)
0993 On this day in history arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle
1137 On this day in history erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered
1180 Philip Augustus becomes king of France on September - 18.
1180 Louis VII, King of France, dies on September - 18.
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 September - 18.
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 September - 18.
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France on September - 18.
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 On September - 18 jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37
1709 Samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide) on this day in history.
1713 On this day in history jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher
1721 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on September - 18.
1733 George Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.
1735 Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51 on September - 18.
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 September - 18 tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
1752 On September - 18 adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
1755 On this day in history fort Ticonderoga, NY opens
1755 Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on September - 18.
1759 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War on September - 18.