Historical Events In July - 18

1735  Johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83 on July - 18.   

1737  On July - 18 battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

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

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass on this day in history.   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass on this day in history.   

1766  On July - 18 society of the Dutch Literary forms   

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  Commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history 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 July - 18 the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

1811  On July - 18 william Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair)   

1813  On this day in history 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 July - 18.   

1823  On this day in history leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

1827  On July - 18 pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal   

1831  Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 on July - 18.   

1833  Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1848  William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer on July - 18.   

1853  On this day in history the first train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.- Montréal, PQ   

1853  On July - 18 completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine & Montreal   

1853  On July - 18 hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902)   

1854  Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 on July - 18.   

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 July - 18 battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68   

1862  Battle of Newburgh, IN on this day in history.   

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

1863  Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on July - 18.   

1863  William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on July - 18.   

1864  President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 18 ricarda Huch, writer   

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1340  On July - 18 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  Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1634  On July - 18 birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)   

1635  On July - 18 birth of robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

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  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on July - 18.   

1100  On July - 18 godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies   

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69 on July - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on July - 18.