Famous Birthdays In July - 18

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

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 this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

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

1718  On this day in history birth of saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (d. 1808)   

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

1796  Feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists was born on this day in history.   

1797  Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history birth of peter Singer, composer   

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

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

1821  On this day in history birth of pauline Garcia-Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (d. 1910)   

1823  On this day in history birth of leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

1827  Pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal was born on this day in history.   

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

1845  Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

1848  William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer was born on July - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1862  Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 18 birth of ricarda Huch, writer   

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

1865  Laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Emil Mlynarski, composer was born on July - 18.   

1871  Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) was born on July - 18.   

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

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

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

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69 on July - 18.   

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  On this day in history joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61