Wednesday September 18, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

September 18: Day of the Week

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

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Virgo is the zodiac 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.

September 18 Historical Event(s)

1793
The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington.
1850
The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.
1851
First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
1898
Fashoda Incident – Lord Kitchener’s ships reach Fashoda, Sudan.
1927
The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
1931
The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
1939
World War II: Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
1943
World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
1992
An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing 9 replacement workers.
2007
Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution.

Who were born on September 18?

1852
Clement Lindley Wragge, British-born meteorologist (d. 1922)
1859
John L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
1897
Pablo Sorozábal, Basque-Spanish composer (d. 1988)
1911
Brinsley Le Poer Trench, British ufologist (d. 1995)
1936
Big Tom, Irish country singer
1946
Otis Sistrunk, American football player
1967
Tara FitzGerald, English actress
1971
Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
1974
Xzibit, American rapper
1975
“Habacuc” Guillermo Vargas, Costa Rican artist

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