September 18th, 1719

Born on September 18th, 1719

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What happened on September 18th?

September 18th, 1950

Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest that the KPA would advance in the war.

September 18th, 2001

Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

September 18th, 1961

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.

September 18th, 1948

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

September 18th, 1918

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

September 18th, 1895

Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment on janitor William Harvey Lillard.

September 18th, 1879

The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

September 18th, 1875

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.

September 18th, 1873

Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.

September 18th, 1870

Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).

September 18th, 1851

The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.

September 18th, 1850

The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.

September 18th, 1809

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.

September 18th, 1048

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.

September 18th, 0324

Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 18th

Same year
Born in 1719

67

Leopold Mozart

German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist (1719-1787)

*November 14th, 1719, Augsburg †May 28th, 1787, Salzburg

57

Spranger Barry

British actor

*November 23rd, 1719, Dublin †January 10th, 1777, London

79

Barbara Campanini

Italian ballerina

*September 27th, 1719, Parma †June 7th, 1799, Lubin

60

Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling

German general

*February 15th, 1719, Pawłowo, Kwidzyn County †November 28th, 1779, Słupsk

63

Johann Friedrich Hirt

German theologian

*August 16th, 1719, Apolda †July 29th, 1783, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

68

Anna Catharina Bischoff

"Lady (or mummy) of the Barfüsser Church"

*March 23rd, 1719, Strasbourg †August 30th, 1787, Basel

68

Johann Wilhelm Baumer

German physicist and author

*September 10th, 1719, Rehweiler †August 4th, 1788, Giessen

73

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

Royal Navy admiral; (1719-1792)

*February 13th, 1719, Walton-on-Thames †May 24th, 1792, London

63

Christian Mayer

Czech-German astronomer

*August 20th, 1719, Modřice †April 16th, 1783, Heidelberg

80

Abraham Gotthelf Kästner

German mathematician (1719–1800)

*September 27th, 1719, Leipzig †June 20th, 1800, Göttingen

78

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda

Spanish diplomat 10th Count of Aranda (1719-1798)

*August 1st, 1719, Castillo del conde de Aranda †January 9th, 1798, Palacio de los condes de Aranda

68

Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

Marshal of France

*August 20th, 1719, Ajac †November 20th, 1787, Arras

65

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul

French general, diplomat and statesman (1719-1785)

*June 28th, 1719, Nancy †May 8th, 1785, Château de Chanteloup

77

Michel-Jean Sedaine

French dramatist and librettist

*June 2nd, 1719, Paris †May 17th, 1797, Paris

72

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

*October 7th, 1719, Dijon †September 25th, 1792, Paris

67

Ferdinand Christoph von Waldburg-Zeil

German priest

*February 6th, 1719, Salzburg †April 9th, 1786, Salzburg

87

Roger Newdigate

British politician

*May 20th, 1719, Arbury †November 23rd, 1806, Arbury

47

Johann Gottlob Lehmann

German and Russian mineralogist

*August 4th, 1719, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel †January 22nd, 1767, Saint Petersburg

70

John Landen

Mathematician

*January 23rd, 1719, Peterborough †January 15th, 1790, Milton

78

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden

British nobleman and soldier (1719-1797)

*March 13th, 1719, Oundle †May 25th, 1797, Audley End House

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1719 is a normal year and no leap year.

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