Famous Birthdays In July - 18

1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders was born on this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history birth of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)  

1504  On this day in history birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)  

1534  On this day in history birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)  

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

1634  Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) was born on July - 18.  

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

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on July - 18.  

1711  On July - 18 birth of pierre-Joseph Le Blan, composer  

1718  Saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.  

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1720  Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1797  Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1879) was born on July - 18.  

1810  Peter Singer, composer was born on July - 18.  

1811  William Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair) was born on this day in history.  

1818  On July - 18 birth of louis De Geer, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (d. 1896)  

1821  On July - 18 birth of pauline Garcia-Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (d. 1910)  

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

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

1837  On July - 18 birth of vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1873)  

1845  Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875) was born on July - 18.  

1848  On July - 18 birth of william Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer  

1850  On this day in history birth of rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (d. 1939)  

1853  On this day in history birth of hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902)  

1862  Napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to throne was born on July - 18.  

1862  Nikolaj N Yudenitcch, Russian general/counter-revolutionary was born on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history birth of nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933)  

1864  Ricarda Huch, writer was born on July - 18.  

1864  Phillip Snowden, British politician (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.  

1865  Laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina) was born on July - 18.  

1870  On July - 18 birth of emil Mlynarski, composer  

1871  Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) was born on this day in history.  

1871  Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (d. 1946) was born on July - 18.  

1872  Julius Fucik, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0640  On July - 18 arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58  

0715  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on this day in history.  

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 July - 18 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 this day in history.  

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