Historical Events In September - 18

1918  Battle of Megiddo (Palestine) starts on September - 18.  

1918  On September - 18 john Berger, politician  

1918  On September - 18 ernest Bristow Farrar, composer, dies at 33  

1919  On this day in history hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along Gulf Coast  

1919  On September - 18 dutch 2nd Chamber accepts female suffrage  

1920  On September - 18 jack Warden, Newark NJ, actor (NYPD, Crazy Like a Fox, Norby)  

1922  2nd govt of Ruys de Beerenbrouck installed in Neth on September - 18.  

1923  On this day in history j T Mellema, Boer politician (CHU)  

1924  Govt routes 7 Provinces to Peking on September - 18.  

1924  On September - 18 zelda Fichandler, Boston, theater director/producer (Raisin, K2)  

1924  On this day in history francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism), dies  

1925  On September - 18 bill Tilden wins 6th straight US tennis championship  

1925  On this day in history harvey Haddix, baseball pitcher (pitched perfect game into 12th)  

1926  Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250 on September - 18.  

1926  46th US Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats Jean Borotra (64 60 64) on this day in history.  

1926  Bud Greenspan, documentary maker (Olympic Games) on this day in history.  

1927  Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air (16 radio stations) on this day in history.  

1927  The American CBS broacasting organisation is created on September - 18.  

1927  On this day in history 18 station CBS radio network begins, (WOR is NYC affiliate)  

1928  On September - 18 cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928  

1928  Adam Walacinski, composer on this day in history.  

1929  On this day in history pirates loss to Braves & clinch NL pennant for the Cubs  

1929  June Rosemary Fisher, teacher/trade unionist on this day in history.  

1929  On this day in history hermann Gradener, composer, dies at 85  

1930  On this day in history enterprise (US) beats Shamrock V (England) in 15th America's Cup  

1931  Japan takes Manchuria, renames it Manchukuo on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history actress Peg Entwistle commits suicide by jumping from the letter "H" in the Hollywood sign.  

1932  Jack Mullaney, Pitts Pa, actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time) on this day in history.  

1933  Jimmie Rodgers, WA, singer/guitarist (Jimmie Rodgers Show, Honey Comb) on this day in history.  

1934  Soviet Union admitted to the League of Nations on this day in history.  

1934  St Louis Brown Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston in 10, 2-1 on this day in history.  

1934  On this day in history marie Shotwell, actress (Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 54  

1936  On test a new lightweight streamlined passenger train attains an officially recorded speed of 112 1/2 mph on the Canadian Pacific Winchester Subdivision near St. Telesphore, Quebec, with 4-4-4 locomotive no. 3003 on September - 18.  

1937  On September - 18 norman Dinnerstein, composer  

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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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed on September - 18.  

0096  Domitian, Roman emperor, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

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