Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

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

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

1765  On this day in history oliver Holden, composer   

1769  Boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet) on September - 18.   

1769  On September - 18 john Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US)   

1772  On this day in history martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer   

1775  Andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies on September - 18.   

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  Johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history 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 September - 18.   

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

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

1815  On September - 18 henry Constantine Wayne, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

1818  Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies on September - 18.   

1819  On this day in history the birth of Jean Foucault, French physicist   

1827  Robert Pollok, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1830  A horse beats the first US made locomotive (near Baltimore) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1838  On this day in history anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

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 this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping   

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0053  On this day in history birth of trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117)   

1344  Marie Valois, Princess of France (d. 1404) was born on September - 18.   

1434  Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467) was born on September - 18.   

1574  Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet was born on September - 18.   

1587  On this day in history birth of francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640)   

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

1676  Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

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  Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on September - 18.   

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 September - 18.   

1137  Death of Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered on September - 18.   

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

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

1426  Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies on September - 18.