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 2023 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, 2023 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,694,995,200 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 ‘dihectahexacontahenagon’ 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 145 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 3,923 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 18 Historical Events
- 1793 –The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington.
- 1879 –The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- 1882 –The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
- 1934 –The USSR is admitted to League of Nations.
- 1939 –World War II: Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
- 1964 –Constantine II of Greece marries Danish princess Anne-Marie.
- 1974 –Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
- 1981 –Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
- 1982 –Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon.
- 1991 –Yugoslavia begins a naval blockade of 7 Adriatic port cities.
Who were born on September 18?
- 53 –Trajan, Roman Emperor (d. 117)
- 1863 –Hermann Kutter, Swiss theologian (d. 1931)
- 1889 –Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (d. 1970)
- 1900 –Willis Laurence James, violinist, music teacher, and folklorist (d. 1966)
- 1901 –Harold Clurman, American film producer (d. 1980)
- 1916 –Frank Bell, British educator (d. 1989)
- 1926 –Bud Greenspan, American film producer
- 1942 –Gabriella Ferri, Italian singer.
- 1951 –Darryl Stingley, American football player (d. 2007)
- 1951 –Marc Surer, Swiss motor racing driver
Who died on September 18?
- 96 –Domitian, Roman Emperor (b. 51)
- 1180 –King Louis VII of France (b. 1120)
- 1783 –Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (b. 1718)
- 1905 –George MacDonald, Scottish writer and minister (b. 1824)
- 1924 –Francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (b. 1846)
- 1939 –Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
- 1956 –Adélard Godbout, premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
- 1964 –Clive Bell, English art critic (b. 1881)
- 2001 –Ernie Coombs, Canadian entertainer (b. 1927)
- 2008 –Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentine composer (b. 1931)
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