Historical Events In August - 18
Saturday, 27 July 2024
1735 Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer
1750 The birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer on August - 18.
1750 On this day in history antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)
1759 On August - 18 -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 Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000 on August - 18.
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.
1774 On this day in history meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
1778 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica on August - 18.
1792 On August - 18 john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
1795 Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves on this day in history.
1803 On August - 18 james Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67
1805 Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) on this day in history.
1807 Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 on this day in history.
1811 Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1813 Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.
1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history the birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor
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 August - 18 first US marine expedition
1838 1st US marine expedition on August - 18.
1840 On this day in history organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)
1840 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1846 On August - 18 gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM
1846 On this day in history gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM
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 August - 18 benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer
1850 H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1853 Peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73 on August - 18.
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