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 July - 18.   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass on this day in history.   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1796  Feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists on this day in history.   

1810  Peter Singer, composer on this day in history.   

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

1811  William Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair) on July - 18.   

1813  On July - 18 u.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion.   

1814  British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) on July - 18.   

1817  On July - 18 jane Austen, writer, dies   

1823  Leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

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

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 July - 18.   

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

1854  Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 on July - 18.   

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 July - 18 battle of Newburgh, IN   

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

1863  Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on July - 18.   

1863  William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service on this day in history.   

1864  Ricarda Huch, writer on July - 18.   

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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 this day in history.   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1374  Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1488  On this day in history death of alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432)   

1544  René van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25 on July - 18.   

1591  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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