Historical Events In July - 18

1735  Johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass  

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

1766  On this day in history society of the Dutch Literary forms  

1768  On this day in history boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song  

1775  Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels on this day in history.  

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

1792  On this day in history john Paul Jones dies in Paris, France  

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1796  On this day in history feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists  

1810  On this day in history peter Singer, composer  

1811  The birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist on July - 18.  

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  British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) on this day in history.  

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

1823  On this day in history leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901  

1827  On this day in history pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal  

1831  Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1833  Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63 on July - 18.  

1848  William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history 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  On July - 18 hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902)  

1854  On July - 18 abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41  

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

1861  On July - 18 battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68  

1862  On July - 18 battle of Newburgh, IN  

1862  Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne on July - 18.  

1863  On July - 18 battle of Fort Wagner, SC  

1863  On this day in history william Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29  

1864  On July - 18 president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service  

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

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  On this day in history 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 July - 18.  

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

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

1100  On July - 18 godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies  

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  On July - 18 rené van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25  

1591  On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40  

1608  On July - 18 joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61