Historical Events In July - 18

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

1737  On this day in history battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

1743  1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal) on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass   

1753  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass   

1766  Society of the Dutch Literary forms on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song   

1775  On July - 18 continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels   

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  On this day in history feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists   

1810  Peter Singer, composer on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

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 July - 18 british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)   

1817  Jane Austen, writer, dies on July - 18.   

1823  On July - 18 leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

1827  Pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal on July - 18.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1857  On this day in history louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French.   

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

1862  On this day in history battle of Newburgh, IN   

1862  Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

1863  On July - 18 william Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29   

1864  President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service on July - 18.   

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  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) was born on July - 18.   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on this day in history.   

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

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia) was born on July - 18.   

1670  On July - 18 birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

0640  On this day in history arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58   

0715  On July - 18 death of muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695)   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.   

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

1488  On this day in history death of alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432)   

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 July - 18.