Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

1759  On this day in history battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

1759  On September - 18 james Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed   

1765  Oliver Holden, composer on September - 18.   

1769  On September - 18 boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

1769  John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on September - 18.   

1772  On September - 18 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer   

1775  On September - 18 andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies   

1779  Joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45) on September - 18.   

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

1792  Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies on this day in history.   

1793  Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building on September - 18.   

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

1797  On September - 18 louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies   

1805  On September - 18 robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

1809  On this day in history royal Opera House in London opens   

1810  Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history english expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies   

1812  Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs on September - 18.   

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

1818  On this day in history marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On September - 18 olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies   

1819  On September - 18 the birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist   

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

1830  On this day in history 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  On September - 18 william Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies   

1831  Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1838  Anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden on September - 18.   

1838  On September - 18 anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh   

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

1846  Elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping on September - 18.   

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

1344  On this day in history birth of marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404)   

1434  Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On September - 18 birth of claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet   

1587  Francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640) was born on this day in history.   

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  Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer was born on this day in history.   

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

0096  Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.   

0887  Death of Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on September - 18.   

0993  Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on September - 18.   

1137  On this day in history death of erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered   

1180  On this day in history louis VII, King of France, dies   

1261  On September - 18 koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1426  On this day in history hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies