Page 2: Historical Events In July - 18

1735  Johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83 on July - 18.   

1737  Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians on this day in history.   

1743  1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal) on this day in history.   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass on July - 18.   

1753  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass   

1766  Society of the Dutch Literary forms on this day in history.   

1768  On July - 18 boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song   

1775  Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels on July - 18.   

1779  Commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War on July - 18.   

1792  On July - 18 john Paul Jones dies in Paris, France   

1796  On July - 18 feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists   

1810  Peter Singer, composer on July - 18.   

1811  On this day in history the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

1811  On this day in history william Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair)   

1813  On this day in history u.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion.   

1814  On July - 18 british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)   

1817  On this day in history jane Austen, writer, dies   

1823  Leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 on July - 18.   

1827  On July - 18 pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal   

1831  On July - 18 thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

1833  On July - 18 joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63   

1848  On this day in history william Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer   

1853  On July - 18 the first train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.- Montréal, PQ   

1853  Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine & Montreal on this day in history.   

1853  Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902) on this day in history.   

1854  Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French.   

1861  Battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68 on July - 18.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Newburgh, IN   

1862  On July - 18 victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne   

1863  On this day in history battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

1863  William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on July - 18.   

1864  President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service on July - 18.   

1864  Ricarda Huch, writer on this day in history.   

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

1501  On this day in history birth of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)   

1504  On this day in history birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

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

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on this day in history.   

1634  Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) was born on July - 18.   

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia) was born on July - 18.   

1670  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

0640  On July - 18 arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58   

0715  On this day in history death of muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695)   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.   

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69 on July - 18.   

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 July - 18.   

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

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on this day in history.