What are the important events that happened on September 18? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 18: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 18 is the 261st day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 104 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 5, 2013 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 383,184 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontahenagon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 135 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 271 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Out of the blue someone is thinking of you today. If that special someone wants to buy a gift for you, which one will you choose: boat tours, bath toys or newest DVD releases?
September 18 Historical Events
- 1739 –The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.
- 1793 –The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington.
- 1879 –The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- 1895 –Booker T. Washington delivers the “Atlanta Compromise” address.
- 1910 –In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
- 1947 –The United States Air Force becomes an independent branch of the United States armed forces.
- 1959 –Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit.
- 1961 –U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the war-torn Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 1964 –Constantine II of Greece marries Danish princess Anne-Marie.
- 1980 –Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (including 1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station.
Who were born on September 18?
- 1859 –John L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
- 1895 –John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1979)
- 1947 –Giancarlo Minardi, Italian motor racing team boss
- 1951 –Benjamin Carson, American neurosurgeon
- 1955 –Keith Morris, American singer and songwriter
- 1964 –Holly Robinson Peete, American actress
- 1971 –Jada Pinkett Smith, American model and actress
- 1974 –Ticha Penicheiro, Portuguese basketball player
- 1978 –Pilar López de Ayala, Spanish actress
- 1990 –Lewis Holtby, German footballer
Who died on September 18?
- 1663 –St Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (b. 1603)
- 1783 –Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (b. 1718)
- 1792 –August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (b. 1704)
- 1872 –King Charles XV / Carl IV of Sweden and Norway (b. 1826)
- 1931 –Hazrat Babajan, a Baloch Muslim saint (b. c.1806)
- 1939 –Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
- 1987 –Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894)
- 2002 –Bob Hayes, American athlete (b. 1942)
- 2007 –Pepsi Tate Welsh bassist (tigertailz) (b. 1965)
- 2008 –Ron Lancaster, American-born football player (b. 1938)
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