Historical Events In September - 18

1759  Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British on this day in history.  

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

1765  Oliver Holden, composer on September - 18.  

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

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

1772  On September - 18 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer  

1775  On this day in history andrew Foulis, bookseller/printer, dies  

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

1787  Johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist on September - 18.  

1789  On September - 18 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress  

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

1805  Robert Cowdin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on September - 18.  

1809  Royal Opera House in London opens on this day in history.  

1810  On September - 18 chile declares independence from Spain (National Day)  

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

1818  On this day in history 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 September - 18.  

1830  William Hazlitt, critic/essayist, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1842  1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on this day in history.  

1846  Elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping on this day in history.  

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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 September - 18.  

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

1587  On September - 18 birth of francesca Caccini, Italian composer (d. circa 1640)  

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  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer  

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

0096  Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on September - 18.  

0887  Death of Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) on this day in history.  

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 September - 18.  

1180  Louis VII, King of France, dies on September - 18.  

1261  On this day in history koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

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