About September 18

September 18, 2024 is the 262nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 104 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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Virgo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 133 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On September 18

  • 14 –
    Tiberius is confirmed as Roman Emperor by the Roman Senate following the natural death of Augustus
  • 324 –
    Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine’s sole control over the Roman Empire.
  • 1759 –
    The British capture Quebec City.
  • 1837 –
    Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a “stationery and fancy goods emporium”.
  • 1851 –
    First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
  • 1872 –
    King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
  • 1885 –
    Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination.
  • 1906 –
    A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
  • 1919 –
    The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
  • 1922 –
    Hungary is admitted to League of Nations.
  • 1927 –
    The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
  • 1928 –
    Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
  • 1934 –
    The USSR is admitted to League of Nations.
  • 1945 –
    General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.
  • 1948 –
    Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the US Senate without completing another senator’s term, when she defeats Democratic opponent Adrian Scolten.
  • 1959 –
    Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit.
  • 1973 –
    The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations.
  • 2007 –
    Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution.
  • 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.
  • 2009 –
    The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast.

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