Page 2: Historical Events In August - 18

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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1414  On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1579  On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on August - 18.   

1587  On this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)   

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on August - 18.   

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on this day in history.