Historical Events In August - 18

1735  Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) on August - 18.   

1745  On August - 18 vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer   

1750  On August - 18 the birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer   

1750  On this day in history antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)   

1759  -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France on August - 18.   

1765  On August - 18 frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56   

1769  On August - 18 gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000   

1769  Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.   

1774  Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on this day in history.   

1778  Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica on this day in history.   

1792  John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) on August - 18.   

1795  On this day in history curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves   

1803  James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 on August - 18.   

1805  On this day in history josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)   

1807  Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 on August - 18.   

1811  On this day in history johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78   

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 August - 18.   

1818  On this day in history william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879   

1823  Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1835  Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history first US marine expedition   

1838  1st US marine expedition on this day in history.   

1840  On August - 18 organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)   

1840  On August - 18 antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73   

1846  Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM on August - 18.   

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

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

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

1850  On this day in history h de Balzac, writer, dies at 51   

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

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1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on August - 18.   

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  On August - 18 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 August - 18.   

0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  On August - 18 death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.   

1236  On August - 18 theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

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 this day in history.   

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)