Page 2: Historical Events In August - 18

1735  On this day in history evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass)   

1745  On August - 18 vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer   

1750  On this day in history the birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer   

1750  On August - 18 antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)   

1759  -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France on this day in history.   

1765  Frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000   

1769  On August - 18 alexandre Stievenard, composer   

1774  On August - 18 meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)   

1778  Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica on August - 18.   

1792  On August - 18 john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)   

1795  Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves on August - 18.   

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  Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 on August - 18.   

1811  Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1813  Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 on August - 18.   

1817  Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore on this day in history.   

1818  William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1823  On August - 18 willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian   

1830  On August - 18 the birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor   

1834  On this day in history mt Vesuvius erupts   

1834  Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) on August - 18.   

1835  On August - 18 last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago   

1838  First US marine expedition on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history 1st US marine expedition   

1840  Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) on August - 18.   

1840  Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on August - 18.   

1846  On this day in history gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM   

1846  On August - 18 gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM   

1848  On August - 18 camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.   

1849  Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer on August - 18.   

1850  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on August - 18.   

1853  On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73   

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1579  On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  On this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)   

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on this day in history.   

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on this day in history.   

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on August - 18.   

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on August - 18.   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on this day in history.