Page 2: Historical Events In July - 18

1735  On this day in history johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83   

1737  Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians on this day in history.   

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

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass on July - 18.   

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  Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels on this day in history.   

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

1792  John Paul Jones dies in Paris, France on this day in history.   

1796  On July - 18 feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists   

1810  Peter Singer, composer on this day in history.   

1811  The birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist on July - 18.   

1811  On July - 18 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 this day in history british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)   

1817  On this day in history jane Austen, writer, dies   

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

1827  On this day in history pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal   

1831  Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63   

1848  William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1862  On July - 18 battle of Newburgh, IN   

1862  Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne on July - 18.   

1863  On July - 18 battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

1863  On this day in history william Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29   

1864  On this day in history president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service   

1864  Ricarda Huch, writer on July - 18.   

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1340  On this day in history birth of philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders   

1501  Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526) was born on July - 18.   

1504  On July - 18 birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  On July - 18 birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on July - 18.   

1634  On this day in history birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)   

1635  On this day in history birth of robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

1670  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

0640  On July - 18 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  On this day in history godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies   

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

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on July - 18.   

1544  René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25 on July - 18.   

1591  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on July - 18.   

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on this day in history.