18 September History: Uri Attack and Other Important News Events History and Significance of This Day

Several important historical events took place on September 18 across the globe. India witnessed one of the most devastating terrorist attacks on September 18 2014- Uri Attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Several other events occurred on this date across the globe. Chili Independence day is celebrated today. Check the history of 18 September. On September 18 several days are celebrated like US Air force day, World Bamboo Day, World Water Monitoring Day, and International Equal Pay Day.

18 September History On This Day 1615: Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir’s court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618. 1759: French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed. 1803: Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India. 1803: Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas. East India Company soldiers just took 14 days to conquer Odisha. The entire province was subjugated from the 3rd to the 18th September 1803. When the British troops entered Puri on the 18th of September, they found no resistance. The Marathas had fled 1810: Chile got independence from Spain. Chilean revolutionaries declared Chile’s independence on September 18, 1810. 1851: The first edition of the New York Times was published. The first edition of the newspaper The New York Times, published on September 18, 1851, stated: "We publish today the first issue of the New-York Daily Times, and we intend to issue it every morning (Sundays excepted) for an indefinite number of years to come." 1882: The Pacific Stock Exchange opened. 1919: The Netherlands gave women the right to vote. 1947: The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were established in the United States. 1948: Operation polo was terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad. 1962: Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad, and Tobago joined the United Nations. 1965: Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China. 1967: English was adopted the official language of Nagaland . 2000: President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee. 2016: The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.