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 this day in history boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)  

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

1772  On this day in history 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  On this day in history leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies  

1786  Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer on September - 18.  

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 September - 18.  

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

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

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

1797  Louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies on September - 18.  

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

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

1818  Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies on this day in history.  

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

1827  On this day in history 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  On September - 18 william Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies  

1831  On this day in history peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

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0053  On September - 18 birth of trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117)  

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

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

1574  Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1137  On September - 18 death of erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered  

1180  On September - 18 louis VII, King of France, dies  

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

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