September 18th, 1723

Born on September 18th, 1723

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1723

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

66

Johann Jakob Schalch

Swiss artist (1723–1789)

*January 23rd, 1723, Schaffhausen †August 21st, 1789, Schaffhausen

71

John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)

*February 5th, 1723, Gifford †November 15th, 1794, Tusculum

65

Baron d'Holbach

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)

*December 8th, 1723, Edesheim †January 21st, 1789, Paris

76

Jean-François Marmontel

French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement (1723-1799)

*July 11th, 1723, Bort-les-Orgues †December 31st, 1799, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon

65

Nicole-Reine Lepaute

French astronomer (1723-1788)

*January 5th, 1723, Paris †December 6th, 1788, Paris

56

William Blackstone

English jurist, judge and Tory politician (1723-1780)

*July 10th, 1723, City of London †February 14th, 1780, Wallingford

63

Carl Friedrich Abel

German composer

*December 22nd, 1723, Köthen †June 20th, 1787, London

63

Johann Georg von Lori

Bavarian high official, lawyer and historian (1723-1787)

*July 17th, 1723, Steingaden †March 23rd, 1787, Neuburg an der Donau

74

Giovanni Marco Rutini

Italian composer

*April 25th, 1723, Florence †December 22nd, 1797, Florence

74

François Louis de Bons

Swiss pastor & theologian

*February 17th, 1723, Murten †July 8th, 1797, Lausanne

67

Gabriel Christoph Benjamin Mosche

28 Mar 1723 - 8 Feb 1791

*March 23rd, 1723, Großenehrich †February 8th, 1791, Frankfurt

73

Franz Xaver von Breuner

Austrian priest

*May 21st, 1723, Graz †March 1st, 1797, Salzburg

72

Antonio Caballero y Góngora

Catholic bishop (1723-1796)

*May 24th, 1723, Priego de Córdoba †March 24th, 1796, Córdoba

76

Daniel Itzig

German banker (1723-1799)

*March 18th, 1723, Berlin †May 17th, 1799, Potsdam

76

Marcus Elieser Bloch

German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)

*January 1st, 1723, Ansbach †August 6th, 1799, Karlovy Vary

75

Manuel Antonio Flórez

Viceroy of New Granada and New Spain (1723-1799)

*May 27th, 1723, Seville †March 20th, 1799, Madrid

69

Antoine Louis

French surgeon and physiologist (1723-1792)

*February 13th, 1723, Metz †May 20th, 1792, Paris

62

John Byron

British Royal Navy officer and politician; (1723-1786)

*November 8th, 1723, Newstead Abbey †April 10th, 1786, London

85

Louis-Pierre Anquetil

French historian

*February 21st, 1723, Paris †September 6th, 1808, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1723 is a normal year and no leap year.

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