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 262nd day of the year 2024 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, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,726,617,600 seconds 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 ‘dihectahexacontadigon’ day.
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 133 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 4,289 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 18 Historical Events
1739 –
The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.
1870 –
Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to Yellowstone.
1895 –
Booker T. Washington delivers the “Atlanta Compromise” address.
1906 –
A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
1914 –
World War I: South African troops land in German South West Africa.
1934 –
The USSR is admitted to League of Nations.
1944 –
World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Junyō Maru, 5,600 killed.
1964 –
North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration of South Vietnam.
1988 –
End of pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council. Thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students) are killed by the Tatmadaw.
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?
1709 –
Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (d. 1784)
1752 –
Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician (d. 1833)
1786 –
Justinus Kerner, German poet (d. 1862)
1846 –
Richard With, Norwegian businessman, politician and captain, founder of Hurtigruten (d. 1930)
1919 –
Tommy Hunter, American fiddler (d. 1993)
1949 –
Peter Shilton, English footballer
1951 –
Darryl Stingley, American football player (d. 2007)
1954 –
Steven Pinker, Canadian-American scientist
1960 –
Stephen Flaherty, American composer of musical theatre
1962 –
Aden Ridgeway, Australian indigenous politician
Who died on September 18?
1792 –
August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (b. 1704)
1806 –
Patrick Cotter O'Brien, first known eight-foot-tall person (b. 1760)
1890 –
Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (b. c.1820)
1905 –
George MacDonald, Scottish writer and minister (b. 1824)
1911 –
Pyotr Stolypin, Russian politician (b. 1862)
1977 –
Paul Bernays, Swiss mathematician (b. 1888)
1986 –
Pat Phoenix, English actress (b. 1923)
2001 –
Ernie Coombs, Canadian entertainer (b. 1927)
2002 –
Margita Stefanovic, Yugoslav and Serbian musician best known as a keyboardist for the Serbian rock band Ekatarina Velika. (b. 1959)
2003 –
Emil Fackenheim, German Holocaust survivor and philosopher (b. 1916)
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