Famous Birthdays In July - 18

1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders was born on July - 18.  

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

1552  On this day in history birth of rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)  

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

1711  On this day in history birth of pierre-Joseph Le Blan, composer  

1718  Saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (d. 1808) was born on July - 18.  

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1720  Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer was born on July - 18.  

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

1797  On this day in history birth of immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1879)  

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

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

1818  Louis De Geer, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (d. 1896) was born on July - 18.  

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

1837  On this day in history birth of vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1873)  

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

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

1850  On July - 18 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 July - 18 birth of nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933)  

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

1864  On this day in history birth of phillip Snowden, British politician (d. 1937)  

1865  On July - 18 birth of laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)  

1870  Emil Mlynarski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1871  On July - 18 birth of giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope)  

1871  Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history birth of julius Fucik, composer  

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

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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.