Historical Events In August - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1735 On this day in history evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass)
1745 On August - 18 vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer
1750 The birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer on August - 18.
1750 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) on this day in history.
1759 On August - 18 -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France
1765 On August - 18 frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56
1769 On this day in history gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on this day in history.
1778 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica on August - 18.
1792 On this day in history john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
1795 Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves on this day in history.
1803 James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1805 On August - 18 josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 On August - 18 charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886
1811 Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78 on August - 18.
1813 Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 on this day in history.
1817 On August - 18 gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.
1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian on August - 18.
1830 The birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor on August - 18.
1834 Mt Vesuvius erupts on August - 18.
1834 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) on this day in history.
1835 On August - 18 last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago
1838 On August - 18 first US marine expedition
1838 1st US marine expedition on August - 18.
1840 Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) on this day in history.
1840 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on August - 18.
1846 Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM on August - 18.
1846 Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM on this day in history.
1848 On this day in history camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
1849 On this day in history benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer
1850 On this day in history h de Balzac, writer, dies at 51
1853 On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73
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