Page 2: Historical Events In September - 18

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

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

1765  On September - 18 oliver Holden, composer   

1769  On this day in history boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

1769  John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on this day in history.   

1772  On September - 18 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer   

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

1779  On September - 18 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 September - 18.   

1792  Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies on September - 18.   

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

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

1797  Louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies on this day in history.   

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 September - 18.   

1811  On September - 18 english expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies   

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

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

1818  Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

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

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

1827  On September - 18 robert Pollok, poet, dies   

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  On September - 18 william Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies   

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

1838  On September - 18 anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

1838  Anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh on September - 18.   

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

1846  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1676  On this day in history 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  Death of Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on this day in history.   

0096  On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

0887  On September - 18 death of pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle)   

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

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.