Historical Events In July - 18

0064  Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle).   

0390  -BC- Battle of Allia-Gauls inflict heavy casualties on Romans   

0640  Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58.   

1100  Jerusalem's Godfrey of Bouillon dies at age 39 after successful forays against the Seljuk Turks that have taken him as far as Damascus   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies   

1290  King Edward I of England orders expulsion of Jews.   

1330  Battle of Velbuzd   

1334  The bishop of Florence blesses the inaugural foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.   

1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders.   

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69   

1534  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism).   

1536  Pope's authority declared void in England   

1544  René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25.   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)   

1572  Willem van Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht.   

1588  Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada.   

1591  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40.   

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61   

1630  Spanish troops occupy Mantua.   

1634  Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91).   

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

1639  Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies.   

1642  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, gov of Ft Emmerik/Heusden, dies.   

1650  Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer, dies at 74   

1656  -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw.   

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer.   

1695  Joannes Camphuys, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 61.   

1696  Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River.   

1710  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Ital painter, dies at 36.   

1711  Pierre-Joseph Le Blan, composer   

1716  Jews are expelled from Brussels Belgium   

1716  Decree orders all Jews expelled from Brussels   

1720  Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer.   

1721  Jean Antoine Watteau, French painter, dies.   

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1340  On this day in history birth of philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders   

1501  Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526) was born on July - 18.   

1504  On July - 18 birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  On this day in history birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)   

1552  On July - 18 birth of rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)   

1634  On July - 18 birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)   

1635  On July - 18 birth of robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on this day in history.   

0640  Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58 on July - 18.   

0715  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on this day in history.   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on July - 18.   

1374  On July - 18 francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69   

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on July - 18.   

1544  René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25 on this day in history.   

1591  On July - 18 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on July - 18.