September 18th, 1827

Born on September 18th, 1827

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 1827

71

Elisha Baxter

Union Army officer (1827-1899)

*September 1st, 1827, Rutherford County †May 31st, 1899, Batesville

74

Johanna Spyri

Swiss writer

*June 12th, 1827, Hirzel †July 7th, 1901, Zürich

84

Joseph Lister

British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)

*April 5th, 1827, Upton House, Newham †February 10th, 1912, Walmer

63

Henry Edwards

English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist (1827-1891)

*August 27th, 1827, Ross-on-Wye †June 9th, 1891, New York City

73

Arnold Böcklin

Swiss painter, draftsman, graphic artist and sculptor (1827–1901)

*October 16th, 1827, Basel †January 16th, 1901, convent of San Domenico

51

Charles De Coster

Belgian novelist

*August 20th, 1827, Munich †May 7th, 1879, Ixelles - Elsene

87

Gustav Ferdinand Hertz

German politician and judge (1827-1914)

*August 2nd, 1827, Hamburg †September 8th, 1914, Hamburg

79

Marcellin Berthelot

French chemist and politician (1827-1907)

*October 25th, 1827, Paris †March 18th, 1907, Paris

87

Ellen G. White

American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1827–1915)

*November 26th, 1827, Gorham †July 16th, 1915, Elmshaven

88

Sandford Fleming

Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor (1827-1915)

*January 7th, 1827, Kirkcaldy †July 22nd, 1915, Halifax

16

Alma von Goethe

(1827-1844)

*October 29th, 1827, Weimar †September 29th, 1844, Vienna

39

Maria Susanna Cummins

American novelist

*April 9th, 1827, Salem †October 1st, 1866, Dorchester

42

Josef Strauss

Austrian composer

*August 20th, 1827, Mariahilf †July 22nd, 1870, Vienna

79

Jules Breton

French painter (1827-1906)

*May 1st, 1827, Courrières †July 5th, 1906, Paris

29

Mangal Pandey

India's First Freedom Fighter

*July 19th, 1827, Ballia †April 7th, 1857, Barrackpore

42

Mary Ward

Anglo-Irish scientist and writer (1827-1869)

*April 27th, 1827, County Offaly †August 31st, 1869, Birr

49

Léon Belly

French painter (1827-1877)

*April 18th, 1827, Saint-Omer †March 24th, 1877, Paris

63

Benito Soriano Murillo

Spanish painter (1827-1891)

*April 3rd, 1827, Palma †April 2nd, 1891, Madrid

67

Heinrich Karl Brugsch

German Egyptologist (1827–1894)

*February 18th, 1827, Berlin †September 9th, 1894, Charlottenburg

72

Felipe Berriozábal

Mexican politician, engineer and military leader (1827-1900)

*August 23rd, 1827, Zacatecas †January 8th, 1900, Mexico City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1827 is a normal year and no leap year.

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