September 18 in history
Events on September 18
Notable events that happened on September 18 in past years.
- 2016
The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.
Wikipedia article: 2016 Uri attack - 2007
Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.
Wikipedia article: Saffron Revolution - 1988
General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
Wikipedia article: Henri Namphy - 1964
The first television adaptation of Charles Addams's "The Addams Family" premieres on ABC Television.
Wikipedia article: The Addams Family (1964 TV series) - 1950
Korean War: U.S. Eighth Army and United Nations forces break out of the Pusan Perimeter in southeast Korea.
Wikipedia article: Korean War - 1944
World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
Wikipedia article: HMS Tradewind - 1939
World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1927
The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
Wikipedia article: CBS - 1919
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
Wikipedia article: Fritz Pollard - 1906
The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
Wikipedia article: 1906 Hong Kong typhoon - 1867
The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large majority for the Anti-Confederation Party, led by William Annand, who becomes Premier.
Wikipedia article: Nova Scotia House of Assembly - 1860
Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the allied Anglo-French force engages and defeats a larger Qing Chinese army at Zhangjiawan.
Wikipedia article: Second Opium War - 1810
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
Wikipedia article: Government Junta of Chile (1810) - 1454
Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights.
- 96
Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor.
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