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  Oliver Holden, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1772  Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer on September - 18.   

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

1779  Joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45) on September - 18.   

1783  Leonhard Euler, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer   

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 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  On September - 18 louis-Lazare Hoche, French revolutionary general, dies   

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

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

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

1811  On September - 18 english expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies   

1812  Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1827  On this day in history robert Pollok, poet, dies   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 September - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1434  On September - 18 birth of eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467)   

1574  On this day in history birth of claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet   

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

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  Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer was born on September - 18.   

0031  Death of Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on this day in history.   

0096  On September - 18 domitian, Roman emperor, dies   

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

0993  Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle on September - 18.   

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