On this day: 18 September

Selected events and births on 18 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1851 – The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded. Read more: The New York Times
• 1873 – Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures. Read more: Panic of 1873 Jay Cooke & Company Bankruptcy
• 1879 – The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time. Read more: Blackpool Illuminations Blackpool
• 1948 – The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat. Read more: Australia national cricket team Australian cricket team in England in 1948 Test cricket
• 1964 – The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens. Read more: Wedding of Constantine II and Princess Anne-Marie

Born on this day

• 1939 – Gerry Harvey, Australian businessman, co-founded Harvey Norman Read more: Gerry Harvey Harvey Norman
• 1947 – Giancarlo Minardi, Italian businessman, founded the Minardi Racing Team Read more: Giancarlo Minardi Minardi
• 1950 – Chris Heister, Swedish politician, Governor of Stockholm County Read more: Chris Heister Governor of Stockholm County
• 1995 – Max Meyer, German footballer Read more: Max Meyer (footballer)
• 1995 – Matt Targett, English footballer Read more: Matt Targett
• 1997 – Viktor Hovland, Norwegian professional golfer Read more: Viktor Hovland
• 1998 – Christian Pulisic, American soccer player Read more: Christian Pulisic
• 1998 – Conor Timmins, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Conor Timmins
• 2002 – Hugo Bueno, Spanish footballer Read more: Hugo Bueno (footballer, born 2002)
• 2003 – Aidan Gallagher, American actor and musician Read more: Aidan Gallagher
• 2004 – Santiago Castro, Argentine footballer Read more: Santiago Castro (footballer, born 2004)
• 2008 – Jackson Robert Scott, American actor Read more: Jackson Robert Scott

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / September 18 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.