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, 28,776,960 minutes 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.
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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 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
- 96 –Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
- 1809 –The Royal Opera House in London opens.
- 1838 –The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
- 1851 –First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
- 1879 –The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- 1922 –Hungary is admitted to League of Nations.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1990 –Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
- 1998 –ICANN is formed.
Who were born on September 18?
- 1870 –Clark Wissler, American anthropologist (d. 1947)
- 1933 –Robert Blake, American actor
- 1945 –P.F. Sloan, American pop-rock singer and songwriter
- 1950 –Shabana Azmi, Indian actress
- 1954 –Steven Pinker, Canadian-American scientist
- 1959 –Ryne Sandberg, American baseball player
- 1971 –Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
- 1974 –Sol Campbell, English footballer
- 1976 –Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 –Alessandro Cibocchi, Italian footballer
Who died on September 18?
- 1598 –Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese warlord (b. 1536)
- 1792 –August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (b. 1704)
- 1857 –Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer (b. 1785)
- 1891 –William Ferrel, American mathematician (b. 1817)
- 1924 –Francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (b. 1846)
- 1951 –Gelett Burgess, American literary humorist (b. 1866)
- 1964 –Sean O'Casey, Irish writer (b. 1880)
- 1970 –Jimi Hendrix, American musician (b. 1942)
- 1986 –Pat Phoenix, English actress (b. 1923)
- 2002 –Bob Hayes, American athlete (b. 1942)
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