Historical Events In August - 18

1735  Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) on this day in history.  

1745  On August - 18 vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer  

1750  The birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1750  Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France  

1765  On August - 18 frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56  

1769  On this day in history gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000  

1769  Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.  

1774  Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on August - 18.  

1778  On August - 18 fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica  

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1792  On this day in history john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)  

1795  On this day in history curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves  

1803  James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1805  On August - 18 josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)  

1807  On August - 18 charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886  

1811  On August - 18 johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78  

1813  On this day in history benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884  

1817  On this day in history gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore  

1818  On August - 18 william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879  

1823  Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian on this day in history.  

1830  The birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history mt Vesuvius erupts  

1834  Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) on this day in history.  

1835  On August - 18 last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago  

1838  On this day in history first US marine expedition  

1838  On this day in history 1st US marine expedition  

1840  On this day in history organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)  

1840  On this day in history antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73  

1846  Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM on August - 18.  

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 August - 18.  

1849  Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer on August - 18.  

1850  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73  

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1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

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

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on August - 18.  

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  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.  

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.  

1606  On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)  

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

0849  On August - 18 death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian  

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

1236  On August - 18 theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies  

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

1276  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies  

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on this day in history.  

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.