September 18 in History – What happened on 18 September in Past
✅ Published on September 18th, 2021 in September in History
18 September - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on September 18, the day number in a year is 261 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 262. September 18 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
September 18 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 14 | Tiberius, one of Rome's greatest generals,succeeded his stepfather Augustus as Roman emperor. |
| 324 | Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battleof Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the RomanEmpire, and ending the Tetrarchy. |
| 1180 | Philip Augustus became King of France. |
| 1717 | The first known Druid revival ceremony was held by John Toland in London, at the Equinox of Autumn, at Pratheros Hill. |
| 1769 | John Harris of Boston, Massachusetts created the first spinet piano. |
| 1809 | The second theatre of the Royal Opera House in London openedafter a fire destroyed the original theatre one year earlier. |
| 1810 | Chile declared independence from Spain. |
| 1812 | The fire in Moscow burned 75 percent of the city, killing 12,000 people. |
| 1821 | Amherst College established in Massachusetts. |
| 1842 | The first edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gadget was published. |
| 1851 | The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in theUnited States, was founded. |
| 1851 | The New York Times newspaper began publication. |
| 1873 | Panic of 1873-The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declaredbankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures. |
| 1879 | The Blackpool Illuminations in the English seaside town ofBlackpool, billed as 'the greatest free light show on earth', wereswitched on for the first time. |
| 1889 | Hull House, the United States' most influentialsettlement house, opened in Chicago. |
| 1891 | Riete Maxwell said the first white woman became an Indian chief. |
| 1895 | Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment todeaf janitor Harvey Lillard. |
| 1910 | The city of Chile, after its independence from Spain, celebrated its centenary of independence. |
| 1918 | World War I-The Central Powers' defeat in the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and openedthe way for the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia. |
| 1919 | Women gained the right to vote in Holland. |
| 1922 | Hungary joins League of Nations. |
| 1926 | A cyclonic storm killed 250 people in Miami, USA. |
| 1939 | The Nazi propaganda radio programme Germany Calling, with ahost nicknamed 'Lord Haw-Haw', began broadcasting to audiences in theUnited Kingdom and the United States. |
| 1942 | Submarines from the US are winning the fight for supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. Yesterday they sank 4 more Japanese Ships and damaged another 4 Japanese Ships, |
| 1947 | The National Security Act came into effect, establishing theUnited States Air Force as a separate branch of the U.S. military, aswell as the Central Intelligence Agency. |
| 1947 | National Security Act passed. |
| 1950 | Actress Shabana Azmi was born in Hyderabad. |
| 1955 | The United Kingdom formally united the uninhabited island of Rockall. |
| 1961 | En route to negotiate a ceasefire between Katanga troops andUnited Nations forces, the plane carrying UN Secretary-General DagHammarskjöld crashed under mysterious circumstances near Ndola inNorthern Rhodesia, killing him and 15 others on board. |
| 1961 | The then Soviet Union conducted a nuclear test at Novaya Gemalya. |
| 1967 | Nagaland adopted English as the official language. |
| 1973 | Future President Jimmy Carter files a report with the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). He claimed that he had witnessed an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) in October. |
| 1974 | Hurricane Fifi struck Honduras, destroying 182 towns andvillages in the first 24 hours, and ultimately causing over 8,000deaths. |
| 1986 | For the first time female drivers from Mumbai flew a jet plane between Bombay and Goa. |
| 1988 | Burma repealed its constitution. |
| 1997 | The United States conducted an underground nuclear test called 'holog'. |
| 1998 | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domainnames and IP addresses in the Internet, was established. |
| 2003 | Bus service started between Dhaka-Agartala. |
| 2005 | Vice Admiral Thad Allen warns that New Orleans tap water is still unfit to drink. He cautions that Mayor Ray Nagin's encouragement of residents outside the French Quarter to return is 'extremely problematic' at this time. |
| 2007 | An alleged meteorite impact in Peru leads to hundreds of nearby villagers falling ill from still unknown causes. |
| 2008 | Pirates hijack a Greek bulk carrier with 25 crew aboard of the Coast of Somalia. |
| 2009 | A methane gas build-up explodes more than a kilometer underground in the Wujek-Slask coal mine in Poland. The explosion killed twelve miners while injuring another thirty. |
| 2010 | A large storm in New Zealand leaves 100,000 people without power. It also takes the roof off the massive Stadium Southland in Invercargill on the South Island. |
| 2011 | In golf, Lexi Thompson of the United States becomes the youngest player to win a LPGA event winning the Navistar LPGA Classic at age 16. |
| 2013 | Apple announces iOS 7; the seventh version of the company's mobile operating system. It comprises note worthy user interface changes and up gradations. |
| 2014 | Ultra compact dwarf galaxy M60-UCD1 is disclosed to be the smallest known galaxy that comprises a super massive black hole at its center. |
| 2016 | The Seventeenth Non-Aligned Movement Summit ended in Caracas, Venezuela. |
Famous Birthdays of September 18 😀:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1895 | Tomoji Tanabe / SuperCentenarian / Japan |
| 1972 | Adam Cohen / Singer / Canada |
| 1973 | Mark Shuttleworth / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1975 | Kanstantsin Lukashyk / Target Shooter / Belarus |
| 1981 | Han Ye-seul / Actress / South Korea |
| 1916 | John Jacob Rhodes / Politician / United States of America |
| 1948 | Lynn Abbey / Author / United States of America |
| 1951 | Darryl Stingley / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1964 | Jens Henschel / Footballer / Germany |
| 1954 | Takao Doi / Engineer / Japan |
| 1973 | Ami Onuki / Actress / Japan |
| 1972 | Brigitte Becue / Swimmer / Belgium |
| 1920 | Jack Warden / Actor / United States of America |
| 1981 | Sebastián Decoud / Tennis Player / Argentina |
| 1950 | Darryl Sittler / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1935 | Peter Clarke / Cartoonist / United Kingdom |
| 1925 | Harvey Haddix / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1959 | Ryne Sandberg / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1949 | Mo Mowlam / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1982 | Alessandro Cibocchi / Footballer / Italy |
| 1961 | Konstantin Kakanias / Painter / United States of America |
| 1872 | Carl Friedberg / Educator / Italy |
| 1946 | Nicholas Clay / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1857 | John Hessin Clarke / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 1990 | Lewis Holtby / Footballer / Germany |
| 1910 | Bernard Kangro / Author / Estonia |
| 1979 | Daniel Aranzubia / Footballer / Spain |
| 1917 | Phil Taylor / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1906 | Maurice Maillot / Actor / France |
| 1961 | Mark Olson / Writer / United States of America |
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Aapane abhi padha: 18 Sitambar Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.
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