Historical Events In June - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1757 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer on June - 18.
1758 Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch jurist/patriot on this day in history.
1767 Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island on June - 18.
1772 Gerard of Swieten, botanist/painter of Maria Theresia, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1778 American forces enter Philadelphia as the British withdraw during the Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1778 British Redcoats evacuate Phila on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history french fleet occupies St Vincent
1780 Michael Henkel, composer on this day in history.
1794 George Grote, British historian on June - 18.
1799 William Lassell, discoverer (satellites of Uranus & Neptune) on this day in history.
1799 Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58 on June - 18.
1809 Sylvanus William Godon, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1879 on this day in history.
1812 The U.S. declares war on Great Britain, beginning what historians still remember as The War of 1812 on this day in history.
1812 War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain on June - 18.
1812 On June - 18 ivan Goncharov, Russia, novelist/travel writer (Oblomov)
1813 Pavel Annenkov, Rus literature historian (Zametsjatelnoje desjatileti) on June - 18.
1815 On June - 18 battle of Waterloo, where British General Wellington defeats French Emperor Napoleon
1815 On this day in history battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington &Blcher
1815 On this day in history battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington & Blucher
1816 On June - 18 celebration of first Thanksgiving Day in Upper Canada deliverance from Americans in War of 1812.
1816 Celebration of first Thanksgiving Day in Upper Canada: deliverance from Americans in War of 1812 on June - 18.
1817 Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies on this day in history.
1820 Martin Andreas Udbye, composer on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history opera "Der Freischutz" is produced (Berlin)
1821 Charles Hague, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1822 Part of US-Canadian boundary determined on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history henry David Leslie, composer
1824 Johannes Heykamp, Catholic archbishop of Utrecht on June - 18.
1824 On this day in history ferdinand III JJ-B, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane, dies at 55
1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave South-Africa on June - 18.
1837 Spain gets new Constitution on this day in history.
1839 On June - 18 dutch prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia
1839 On June - 18 william Henry Seward Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1920
1850 Richard Heuberger, composer on June - 18.
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