Events on 18 September 75
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Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.
Year 1066
Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands on the beaches of Scarborough and begins his invasion of England.
Year 1454
In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War.
Year 1714
George I, the first Hanoverian king, arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1st.
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Birthdays on 18 September 259
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Kan B'alam I
b. 524 – d. 583
Kan B'alam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 583)
Marie of France, Duchess of Bar
b. 1344 – d. 1404
Marie of France, Duchess of Bar (d. 1404)
Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
b. 1434 – d. 1467
Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1467)
Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford
b. 1501 – d. 1563
Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (d. 1563)
Haydar Mirza Safavi
b. 1554 – d. 1576
Haydar Mirza Safavi, Safavid prince (d. 1576)
Francesca Caccini
b. 1587 – d. 1640
Francesca Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter and lute player (d. 1640)
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Zhang Xianzhong
b. 1606 – d. 1647
Zhang Xianzhong, Chinese rebel leader (d. 1647)
Gilbert Burnet
b. 1643 – d. 1715
Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop, historian, and theologian (d. 1715)
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1676 – d. 1733
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1733)
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Johann Gottfried Walther
b. 1684 – d. 1748
Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (d. 1748)
Samuel Johnson
b. 1709 – d. 1784
Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and poet (d. 1784)
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Ignaz Holzbauer
b. 1711 – d. 1783
Ignaz Holzbauer, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1783)
Deaths on 18 September 93
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Constantine III (Western Roman Emperor)
d. 411
Constantine III, Roman usurper
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Wenilo (archbishop of Rouen)
d. 869
Wenilo, Frankish archbishop
Pietro I Candiano
d. 887 (b. 842)
Pietro I Candiano, doge of Venice (b. 842)
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Zhang Xiong
d. 893
Zhang Xiong, Chinese warlord
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Liu Sheng (Southern Han)
d. 958 (b. 920)
Liu Sheng, Chinese emperor (b. 920)
Eric II of Denmark
d. 1137
Eric II, king of Denmark
Louis VII of France
d. 1180 (b. 1120)
Louis VII, king of France (b. 1120)
Konrad von Hochstaden
d. 1261
Konrad von Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne
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Eudokia Palaiologina
d. 1302
Eudokia Palaiologina, empress of Trebizond (b. c. 1265)
Louis V, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1361 (b. 1315)
Louis V, duke of Bavaria (b. 1315)
Balša II
d. 1385
Balša II, ruler of Zeta
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Lewis of Luxembourg
d. 1443
Lewis of Luxembourg, archbishop of Rouen