Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

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

1759  James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed on this day in history.   

1765  On September - 18 oliver Holden, composer   

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

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

1772  Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer on this day in history.   

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

1779  On September - 18 joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45)   

1783  On this day in history leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies   

1786  Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer on this day in history.   

1787  On this day in history 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  On September - 18 gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies   

1793  On this day in history washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

1793  On September - 18 pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

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

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

1809  Royal Opera House in London opens on September - 18.   

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

1811  English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies on September - 18.   

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

1815  On this day in history henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1818  Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army) on September - 18.   

1818  On September - 18 olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies   

1819  The birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist on this day in history.   

1827  On September - 18 robert Pollok, poet, dies   

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

1831  On September - 18 peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60   

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

1838  On this day in history anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh   

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

1846  On September - 18 elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping   

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0053  Trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1636  Pietro Sanmartini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733)   

1684  On September - 18 birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer   

0031  On September - 18 death of sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

0887  On this day in history death of 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 September - 18 death of erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered   

1180  Louis VII, King of France, dies on this day in history.   

1261  Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies on September - 18.   

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