September 18 in History

Historical Events on September 18

1850 The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

1910 In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.

1919 The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.

1934 The USSR is admitted to the League of Nations.

1939 World War II: Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.

1945 General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.

1960 Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.

2007 Pervez Musharraf announces that he will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president.

2014 Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.

All Events

Famous Birthdays on September 18

AD 53 Trajan

1951 Ben Carson

1971 Lance Armstrong

1976 Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)

All Births

Famous Deaths on September 18

AD 96 Domitian

1783 Leonhard Euler

1830 William Hazlitt

1970 Jimi Hendrix

All Deaths

Choose Another Date