Page 7: Historical Events In September - 18

1977  On September - 18 courageous (US) sweeps Australia (Aust) in 24th America's Cup   

1977  On this day in history uS Voyager I takes first space photograph of Earth & Moon together   

1979  Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect on September - 18.   

1979  Steven Lachs, appointed Calif's first admittedly gay judge on this day in history.   

1979  Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60 on September - 18.   

1980  Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station on this day in history.   

1980  K A Porter, writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history christian militia begin massacre of 600 Palestinians in Lebanon   

1983  George Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere on September - 18.   

1984  On this day in history joe Kittinger completes first solo balloon crossing of Atlantic   

1989  Hungary begins transition to a Western style democracy on this day in history.   

1989  Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history a 500 lb 6' Hershey Kiss is displayed at 1 Times Square, NYC   

1990  On this day in history atlanta is chosen to host the 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics   

1991  Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) lands on September - 18.   

1993  Australian PM announces plans to make Australia a republic by 2001 on September - 18.   

1994  On September - 18 franco Moschino, Italian fashion designer, dies at 44   

1995  On September - 18 donald Alfred Davie, poet/critic, dies at 73   

1996  On this day in history spiro Theodore Agnew, US VP (1969-73), dies at 77   

1997  Harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87 on September - 18.   

1999  On September - 18 trillium Rail takes over operation of 41 miles of industrial trackage in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula comprising sections of the Cayuga sub. and the Thorold, Canal, Grantham, Fonthill, Town Line and West Welland spurs. The lines will be operated by a Trillium subsidiary, the Port Colborne Terminal Railway.   

2005  Afghan parliamentary election on September - 18.   

2005  On September - 18 angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union and Gerhard Schröder of the Social Democratic Party both claim victory in the German federal election.   

2007  On this day in history the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in the U.S by half a point (0.5%) for the first time since 2006 to ease the on-going panic in the financial markets due to the subprime crisis.   

2012  On this day in history 10 soliders are killed and 70 injured by a missile attack by Kurdish militants in Bingol, Turkey   

2014  On September - 18 scotland votes 'NO' in a referendum deciding whether or not to stay with the United Kingdom   

2017  On this day in history 69th Emmy Awards: hosted by Stephen Colbert, "The Handmaid's Tale", Elizabeth Moss, Sterling K Brown, Julia Dreyfus, Donald Glover win   

2017  England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned for driving for 2 years on this day in history.   

2017  On September - 18 hurricane Maria passes over the Caribbean island of Dominica as a category 5 hurricane, destroying 90% of structures and killing 27   

2018  On September - 18 70th Emmy Awards: "Games of Thrones". "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew Rhys, Claire Foy, Bill Hader win   

2018  On September - 18 china announces new $60 billion tariffs on US imports, a day after the US imposes $200 billion worth of new tariffs on Chinese goods   

2018  Amnesty International says 400 civilians have been killed in conflicts between Cameroon soldiers and Anglophone separatists in 2018 on this day in history.   

2018  South Africa's Constitutional court legalizes cannabis use by adults in private places on September - 18.   

2019  On September - 18 photo of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wearing brownface in 2001 emerges during Canadian election campiagn   

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

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  Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1684  Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer was born on September - 18.   

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

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

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