About September 18

September 18, 2021 is the 261st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 104 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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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 136 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On September 18

  • 1454 –
    In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years’ War.
  • 1810 –
    First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only in the absence of the king, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
  • 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”.
  • 1838 –
    The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
  • 1872 –
    King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
  • 1882 –
    The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
  • 1914 –
    The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
  • 1919 –
    The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
  • 1927 –
    The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
  • 1931 –
    The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
  • 1943 –
    World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
  • 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.
  • 1964 –
    North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration of South Vietnam.
  • 1973 –
    The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations.
  • 1982 –
    Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon.
  • 1984 –
    Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
  • 1988 –
    End of pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council. Thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students) are killed by the Tatmadaw.
  • 1998 –
    ICANN is formed.
  • 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.

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