Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

1759  Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British on September - 18.   

1759  On this day in history james Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed   

1765  On September - 18 oliver Holden, composer   

1769  Boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet) on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history john Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US)   

1772  On September - 18 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer   

1775  Andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45)   

1783  Leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1786  On September - 18 justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer   

1787  On September - 18 johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist   

1789  On this day in history 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress   

1792  On September - 18 gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies   

1793  On September - 18 washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

1793  Pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies   

1805  Robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

1809  On September - 18 royal Opera House in London opens   

1810  Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) on September - 18.   

1811  English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs   

1815  Henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 18.   

1818  On September - 18 marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On September - 18 olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies   

1819  The birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist on September - 18.   

1827  Robert Pollok, poet, dies on September - 18.   

1830  On September - 18 a horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore)   

1830  Horse beats 1st US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on this day in history.   

1830  William Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies on this day in history.   

1831  Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on September - 18.   

1838  Anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden on this day in history.   

1838  Anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh on this day in history.   

1842  1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on September - 18.   

1846  Elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping on this day in history.   

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0053  Trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117) was born on September - 18.   

1344  Marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404) was born on this day in history.   

1434  On September - 18 birth of eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467)   

1574  On this day in history birth of claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet   

1587  Francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640) was born on September - 18.   

1636  On this day in history birth of pietro Sanmartini, composer   

1676  On September - 18 birth of eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733)   

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer   

0031  On this day in history death of sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

0887  Death of Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on this day in history.   

0993  On September - 18 arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle   

1137  Death of Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on this day in history.   

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.