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 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 104 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 5, 2017 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 418,248 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 154 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 1,732 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 18 Historical Events
- 1812 –The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.
- 1838 –The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
- 1919 –Fritz Pollard becomes the first African-American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
- 1919 –The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
- 1943 –World War II: The Jews of Minsk are massacred at Sobibór.
- 1948 –Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the US Senate without completing another senator’s term, when she defeats Democratic opponent Adrian Scolten.
- 1997 –United States media magnate Ted Turner donates USD 1 billion to the United Nations.
- 2007 –Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution.
- 2007 –Pervez Musharraf announces that he will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president.
- 2009 –The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast.
Who were born on September 18?
- 1927 –Phyllis Kirk, American actress (d. 2006)
- 1933 –Robert Blake, American actor
- 1948 –Christopher Skase, Australian fugitive businessman (d. 2001)
- 1955 –Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor (d. 2006)
- 1959 –Mark Romanek, American filmmaker
- 1960 –Stephen Flaherty, American composer of musical theatre
- 1963 –Jim Pocklington, British racing driver
- 1976 –Gabriel Gervais, Canadian football player
- 1977 –Li Tie, Chinese footballer
- 1983 –Kevin Doyle, Irish footballer
Who died on September 18?
- 1180 –King Louis VII of France (b. 1120)
- 1598 –Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese warlord (b. 1536)
- 1924 –Francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (b. 1846)
- 1941 –Fred Karno, British music hall impresario (b. 1866)
- 1956 –Adélard Godbout, premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
- 1959 –Benjamin Péret, French surrealist author (b. 1899)
- 1964 –Clive Bell, English art critic (b. 1881)
- 1986 –Pat Phoenix, English actress (b. 1923)
- 2003 –Bob Mitchell, British politician (b. 1927)
- 2005 –Michael Park, British Rally co-driver (b. 1966)
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