Famous Birthdays In July - 18

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

1501  Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526) was born on July - 18.  

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

1534  On July - 18 birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)  

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

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

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

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

1711  Pierre-Joseph Le Blan, composer was born on this day in history.  

1718  On July - 18 birth of saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (d. 1808)  

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

1796  On this day in history 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  On July - 18 birth of peter Singer, composer  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1837  Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history birth of tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875)  

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

1850  Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

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

1862  On July - 18 birth of napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to throne  

1862  On this day in history birth of nikolaj N Yudenitcch, Russian general/counter-revolutionary  

1862  Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933) was born on July - 18.  

1864  On this day in history birth of ricarda Huch, writer  

1864  Phillip Snowden, British politician (d. 1937) was born on July - 18.  

1865  On this day in history birth of laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)  

1870  On this day in history birth of emil Mlynarski, composer  

1871  On this day in history birth of giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope)  

1871  On July - 18 birth of sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (d. 1946)  

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

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0640  Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58 on July - 18.  

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 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 July - 18.