September 18

Events

 * - is proclaimed  after  is assassinated.
 * - decisively defeats  in the, establishing Constantine's sole control over the.
 * - becomes king of.
 * - In the, the army is defeated by  army during the.
 * - lands at  on his fourth, and final, voyage.
 * - and  sign peace treaty
 * - attack on.
 * - Thomas Row, the first British messenger came to India.
 * - declares war on.
 * - becomes a county of the.
 * - The is signed, ceding  to the.
 * - The capture.
 * - The first cornerstone of the is laid by.
 * - in  opens.
 * - in . Though supposed to rule only in the absence of the king, it was in fact the first step towards independence from, and it is commemorated as such.
 * - fades down after destroying more than three quarters of the city.  returns from Petrovsky Palace to, spared from the fire.
 * - A beats the first -made  in a race near.
 * - (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in New York City, New York. The store was called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
 * - established by.
 * - The passes the.
 * - The New-York Daily Times, which will become , begins publishing.
 * - King accedes to the throne of.
 * - The begins.
 * - illuminations were switched on for the first time.
 * - opens.
 * - s break out in to protest compulsory  vaccination.
 * - delivers "" address.
 * 1895  -  gives the first  adjustment.
 * - -  ships reach,.
 * - A with  kills an estimated 10,000 people in.
 * - In, 25,000 demonstrate for general.
 * - Premier  shot at the
 * 1911  - All workers go on general strike in
 * - The becomes law, but is delayed until after.
 * 1914  - :  troops land in.
 * - The gives women the right to vote.
 * 1919  -  becomes the first  to play professional  for a major team, the.
 * - admitted to.
 * - goes on the air.
 * - makes first  crossing of the.
 * - The gives  the pretext to invade and occupy.
 * -  commits  by jumping from the letter "H" in the.
 * - admitted to League of Nations.
 * - : government of  flees to.
 * 1939  -  first  propaganda broadcast.
 * - : troops conquer.
 * - authorized.
 * - World War II: The of  are massacred at.
 * 1943  - World War II:  orders deportation of.
 * - World War II:   torpedoes, 5,600 killed.
 * - moves his command headquarters to.
 * 1945  - In, 1000 whites walk out of schools to protest integration.
 * - The becomes an independent service.
 * 1947  -  singers  and  perform at  in, making it the venue's first country performance.
 * -  uprising in.
 * 1948  -  becomes the first woman elected to the  without completing another 's term when she defeats  opponent.
 * 1948  -  confirmed as acting  mediator for  and.
 * 1948  - Yoni Abramski, 12-year-old Israeli boy, shot and killed by Jordanian sniper in.
 * - launched into  orbit.
 * - arrives in  as the head of the n delegation to the.
 * -   dies in a plane crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the war-torn  region of the.
 * -, and  admitted to the.
 * - The last game at the is played.
 * - marries.
 * 1964  -  begins infiltration of.
 * -, of , is founded.
 * - found dead in his basement in.
 * - First ns expelled by arrive in the.
 * - and  are admitted to the.
 * - strikes  with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
 * - is arrested after a year on the.
 * - 's funeral takes place in.
 * - takes 1st space photograph of  &  together.
 * - Leaders of and  reach a settlement for the  at.
 * - carries 2 cosmonauts (1 ) to.
 * - votes to abolish  in
 * -  begin  of 600  in.
 * - Rock band unmasks for the first time in an appearance on  to coincide with the release of new album Lick It Up.
 * - completes first solo balloon crossing of the.
 * - announces joint destruction of nuclear warheads by  and.
 * - End of in  after a bloody  by the . Thousands, mostly  and  (primarily students) were killed by the.
 * - hits, killing six.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - began a naval blockade of 7  port cities.
 * - An explosion rocks at the height of a labour dispute, killing 9 replacement workers.
 * - media magnate  donates  $1 billion to the.
 * 1997  - Voters in  vote yes (50.3%) on a referendum on.
 * - is formed.
 * - First mailing of letters from,  in the.
 * - The body of missing schoolgirl is found in  heath in, ending a six-month search.
 * - makes landfall in the
 * 2003  - The 's, repealing , receives.
 * - put  and  up for sale.
 * - Right wing protesters the building of the  in, , one day after an , on which Prime Minister  admitted he and his  lied during the.
 * - announces that he will step down as  chief and restore civilian rule to, but only after he is re-elected president
 * 2007 -  join anti-government protesters in, starting what some call the
 * 2007 -  join anti-government protesters in, starting what some call the

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, Princess of France (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. circa )
 * -, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, English writer and lexicographer (d. )
 * -, Russian statesman (d. )
 * 1718  -, Duchess of Lorraine (d. )
 * -, signer of the (d. )
 * -, Spanish writer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, King of Denmark (d. )
 * 1786  -, German poet (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, (Portuguese) Archbishop of Goa (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, American cattle rancher (d. )
 * -, the oldest daughter of and  (d. )
 * -, Swiss theologian (d. )
 * -, American anthropologist (d. )
 * -, Chilean philanthropist (d.)
 * -, 9th (d. )
 * -, British composer (d. )
 * -, Australian politician (d. )
 * -, Australian composer (d. )
 * 1893  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, the oldest man in the world as of June 2007
 * 1895 -, 13th (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1905  -, American choreographer (d. )
 * 1905  -, Swedish actress (d. )
 * -, Austrian actor (d. )
 * 1907  -,  (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, German business executive, second postwar CEO of (d. )
 * -, British film director
 * -, Italian singer and actor (d. )
 * 1916  -, American politician and lawyer (d. )
 * 1916  -, British educator (d. )
 * -, American voice actress
 * 1917  -, author of  (d. )
 * -, English politician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1922  -, English composer
 * -, English architect (d. )
 * 1923  -
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American film producer
 * 1926  -, American golfer
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey coach
 * 1933  -, American actor
 * 1933  -, American singer and composer
 * 1933  -, American senator
 * -, English former snooker player (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American musician
 * 1939  -, former
 * 1939  -, American comedian
 * 1939  -, Norwegian actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1944  -, American astronaut (d. )
 * 1944  -, Spanish singer and actress (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1946  -, American football player
 * -, Italian motor racing team boss
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * 1949  -, British politician (d. )
 * 1949  -, English footballer
 * 1949  -, American singer
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1950  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1950  -, American actress and playwright
 * -, American neurosurgeon
 * 1951  -, American football player (d. )
 * 1951  -, American bassist  (d. )
 * 1951  -, Swiss motor racing driver
 * -, American basketball coach
 * - nee: Vogel, American Academic
 * -, Auburn Head Football Coach
 * -, Pakistani politician (d. )
 * 1954  -, Japanese astronaut
 * 1954  -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, American voice actor (d. )
 * -, Slovak ice hockey player
 * -, American journalist and author
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Radio personality of the Show
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1959  -, English footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, English singer
 * 1962  -, English footballer
 * -, British historian
 * -, Italian singer-songwriter
 * 1964  -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * 1967  -, English actress
 * -, Croatian basketball player
 * 1968  -, American rapper
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1970  -, British photojournalist (d. )
 * 1970  -, American actress and comedian
 * -, American cyclist
 * 1971  -, Russian opera singer
 * 1971  -, American model and actress
 * -, British (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * 1973  -, Japanese singer
 * 1973  -, South African entrepreneur
 * -, English footballer
 * 1974  -, Portuguese basketball player
 * 1974  -, American rapper
 * -, Belarusian pistol shooter
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Chinese footballer
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1979  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, British model
 * -, Norwegian poker player

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, (killed in battle)
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, Austrian cardinal and statesman (b. )
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English poet and diplomat (b. )
 * -, French classical scholar (b. )
 * -, Swiss mathematician (b. )
 * 1783  -, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (b. )
 * -, German religious leader (b. )
 * -, Scottish poet (b. )
 * -, English essayist (b. )
 * -, English railway builder and civil engineer (b. )
 * - King /  of Sweden and Norway (b. )
 * -, American mathematician (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Scottish writer and minister (b. )
 * -, Russian politician (b. )
 * -, British philosopher (b. )
 * -, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. )
 * - American Paratrooper of the 101st, 502nd division (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French author
 * -, Swedish and distinguished economist, recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, English art critic (b. )
 * 1964  -, Irish writer (b. )
 * -, British physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Swiss mathematician (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, American tennis player (b. )
 * -, singer (b. )
 * -, Canadian entertainer (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * 2002  -, Brazilian football player (b. )
 * -, German Holocaust survivor and philosopher (b. )
 * 2003  -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Canadian historian (b. )
 * 2004  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, British Rally co-driver (b. )
 * - Bassist from the glam-rock band,

Holidays and observances

 * In, the fifth day of the.
 * - Feast day of, , , and.
 * Also see.
 * - (first  ).