Page 2: Historical Events In July - 18

1735  On July - 18 johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83   

1737  Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians on July - 18.   

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 July - 18 lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass   

1766  Society of the Dutch Literary forms on July - 18.   

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

1775  On this day in history continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels   

1779  On this day in history 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 July - 18.   

1810  On July - 18 peter Singer, composer   

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  U.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion on this day in history.   

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

1817  Jane Austen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

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

1848  On July - 18 william Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer   

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

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

1854  On this day in history 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  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  Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on July - 18.   

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

1864  On this day in history president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service   

1864  On this day in history ricarda Huch, writer   

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1340  On July - 18 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  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) was born on July - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on this day in history.   

1544  On this day in history 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  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on July - 18.