September 18th, 1862

Born on September 18th, 1862

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What happened on September 18th, 1862?

September 18th, 1862

The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.

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What else 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1862

83

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)

*November 15th, 1862, Szczawno-Zdrój †June 6th, 1946, Jagniątków

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

*July 2nd, 1862, Westward †March 12th, 1942, London

86

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice

68

Ida B. Wells

American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)

*July 16th, 1862, Holly Springs †March 25th, 1931, Chicago

43

Anton Ažbe

Slovenian artist (1862-1905)

*May 30th, 1862, Carniola †August 6th, 1905, Munich

76

Maurice Emmanuel

French composer

*May 2nd, 1862, Bar-sur-Aube †December 14th, 1938, Paris

57

Paul Adam

French novelist (1862–1920)

*December 7th, 1862, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 1920, 16th arrondissement of Paris

61

Louis Ganne

French composer (1862-1923)

*April 5th, 1862, Buxières-les-Mines †July 13th, 1923, 17th arrondissement of Paris

47

O. Henry

American short story writer (1862-1910)

*September 11th, 1862, Greensboro †June 5th, 1910, New York City

56

Liza Lehmann

English operatic soprano and composer (1862–1918)

*July 11th, 1862, London †September 19th, 1918, London

68

Allvar Gullstrand

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

*June 5th, 1862, Landskrona †July 28th, 1930, Stockholm

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

74

Louis Le Cardonnel

French journalist and poet (1862-1936)

*February 22nd, 1862, Valence †May 28th, 1936, Avignon

75

Edith Wharton

American novelist, short story writer, designer (1862–1937)

*January 24th, 1862, New York City †August 11th, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt

85

Nicholas Murray Butler

American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947)

*April 2nd, 1862, Elizabeth †December 7th, 1947, Manhattan

18

Franjo Krežma

Croatian violinist (1862-1881)

*September 2nd, 1862, Osijek †June 5th, 1881, Frankfurt

49

Pyotr Stolypin

Russian politician (1862–1911)

*April 14th, 1862, Dresden †September 5th, 1911, Kyiv

72

Louis Barthou

French politician (1862-1934)

*August 25th, 1862, Oloron-Sainte-Marie †October 9th, 1934, Marseille

76

Phil van Heerdt tot Eversberg-Quarles van Ufford

Human

*December 5th, 1862, Ketandan †December 2nd, 1939, The Hague

66

Joseph Nelson Rose

U.S. botanist (1862–1928)

*January 11th, 1862, Union County †May 4th, 1928, Washington, D.C.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1862 is a normal year and no leap year.

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