Page 2: Historical Events In August - 18

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

1745  Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer on August - 18.   

1750  On this day in history the birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer   

1750  On August - 18 antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)   

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 this day in history.   

1769  Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.   

1774  Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on this day in history.   

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  Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore on this day in history.   

1818  William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 on August - 18.   

1823  On August - 18 willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian   

1830  The birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor on August - 18.   

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  First US marine expedition on August - 18.   

1838  On August - 18 1st US marine expedition   

1840  Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) on this day in history.   

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 August - 18.   

1849  Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer on this day in history.   

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  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

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

1579  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

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

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on this day in history.   

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

1318  On this day in history death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)