Historical Events In July - 18

1735  On July - 18 johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83   

1737  On this day in history battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

1743  On July - 18 1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal)   

1753  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass   

1753  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass   

1766  Society of the Dutch Literary forms on July - 18.   

1768  On July - 18 boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song   

1775  On this day in history continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels   

1779  Commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War on July - 18.   

1792  On July - 18 john Paul Jones dies in Paris, France   

1796  Feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history peter Singer, composer   

1811  On this day in history the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

1811  On this day in history william Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair)   

1813  On July - 18 u.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion.   

1814  On July - 18 british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)   

1817  Jane Austen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1823  Leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 on July - 18.   

1827  Pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

1833  On July - 18 joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63   

1848  On this day in history william Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer   

1853  The first train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.- Montréal, PQ on July - 18.   

1853  On this day in history completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine & Montreal   

1853  Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902) on July - 18.   

1854  On July - 18 abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41   

1857  Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French on July - 18.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68   

1862  On this day in history battle of Newburgh, IN   

1862  On this day in history victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne   

1863  On July - 18 battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

1863  William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 18 president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service   

1864  Ricarda Huch, writer on this day in history.   

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1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders was born on July - 18.   

1501  Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On July - 18 birth of rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)   

1634  Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) was born on this day in history.   

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia) was born on this day in history.   

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on July - 18.   

0640  On this day in history arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58   

0715  On this day in history death of muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695)   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.   

1374  On July - 18 francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69   

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on this day in history.   

1544  On this day in history rené van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25   

1591  On July - 18 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

1608  On July - 18 joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61