Page 2: Historical Events In July - 18

1735  Johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83.   

1737  Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

1743  1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal).   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass.   

1766  Society of the Dutch Literary forms.   

1768  In this year, Boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song   

1775  Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels   

1779  Commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War   

1792  John Paul Jones dies in Paris, France   

1796  Feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists.   

1810  Peter Singer, composer   

1811  W.M Thackery, English novelist is born.   

1811  William Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair).   

1813  U.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion   

1814  British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc).   

1817  Jane Austen, writer, dies   

1823  Leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901.   

1827  Pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal.   

1831  Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72.   

1833  Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63.   

1848  William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer.   

1853  Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal   

1853  Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902).   

1854  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.   

1861  Battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68.   

1862  Battle of Newburgh, IN.   

1862  Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne.   

1863  Battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

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

1864  President Lincoln asks for 500000 volunteers for milt service   

1864  Ricarda Huch, writer.   

1865  Laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)   

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1340  Philip van artevelde: Wine salesman/lord lt of flanders   

1501  Isabella of burgundy: Wife of christian ii of denmark   

1504  Heinrich bullinger: Swiss religious reformer   

1534  Zacharias ursinus: German theologist (heidelberger catechism)   

1552  Rudolf ii: Of habsburg, emperor of germany (1576-1612)   

1634  Joannes camphuys: Governor-general of dutch-indies (1684-91)   

1635  Robert hooke: Isle of wight, physicist (micrographia)   

1670  Giovanni battista bononcini: Italian (opera)composer   

0640  Arnulf: Bishop of metz (614-640)/politician,   

0715  Death of Muhammad bin qasim: Muhammad bin qasim (b. 695)   

1100  Godfried iv van bouillon: Count of antwerp,   

1374  Death of Francesco petrarch: Italian poet (italia mia),   

1488  Alvise cadamosto: Italian explorer (b. 1432)   

1544  Death of René van chalon: Viceroy of holland,   

1591  Jakob handl: [petelin], austrian composer/bandmaster,   

1608  Death of Joachim iii frederik: Ruler (brandenburg),