Page 2: Historical Events In August - 18
Saturday, 30 August 2025
1735 On August - 18 evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass)
1745 Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history the birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer
1750 On this day in history antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)
1759 -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France on August - 18.
1765 Frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1769 Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000 on this day in history.
1769 On this day in history alexandre Stievenard, composer
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on this day in history.
1778 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
1795 Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves on August - 18.
1803 On August - 18 james Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67
1805 On August - 18 josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 On this day in history charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886
1811 Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1813 On this day in history benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884
1817 Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879
1823 On this day in history willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian
1830 The birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor on August - 18.
1834 Mt Vesuvius erupts on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)
1835 Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago on this day in history.
1838 On August - 18 first US marine expedition
1838 1st US marine expedition on August - 18.
1840 Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) on August - 18.
1840 On August - 18 antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73
1846 Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM on this day in history.
1846 Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM on August - 18.
1848 Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas on this day in history.
1849 On this day in history benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer
1850 H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on August - 18.
1853 On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73
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