Historical Events In August - 18

1735  Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) on August - 18.  

1745  On this day in history vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer  

1750  The birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer on August - 18.  

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

1759  On August - 18 -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France  

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 August - 18.  

1769  Alexandre Stievenard, composer on August - 18.  

1774  On this day in history meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)  

1778  On this day in history fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica  

1792  John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) on August - 18.  

1795  On August - 18 curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves  

1803  On August - 18 james Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67  

1805  Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) on August - 18.  

1807  Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 on this day in history.  

1811  On this day in history johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78  

1813  Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 on August - 18.  

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  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 August - 18 mt Vesuvius erupts  

1834  On August - 18 marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)  

1835  On August - 18 last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago  

1838  First US marine expedition on August - 18.  

1838  1st US marine expedition on August - 18.  

1840  On August - 18 organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)  

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  On this day in history camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.  

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  On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet  

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

1605  On August - 18 birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)  

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)  

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.  

0849  On this day in history death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian  

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

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies  

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on this day in history.  

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 August - 18.  

1430  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)