Page 2: Historical Events In July - 18

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

1737  On July - 18 battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

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  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass on July - 18.   

1766  On July - 18 society of the Dutch Literary forms   

1768  Boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1792  John Paul Jones dies in Paris, France on this day in history.   

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

1810  Peter Singer, composer on this day in history.   

1811  On July - 18 the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

1811  On July - 18 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 July - 18 jane Austen, writer, dies   

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

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

1831  On this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

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

1848  William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer on July - 18.   

1853  On this day in history the first train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.- Montréal, PQ   

1853  On July - 18 completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine & Montreal   

1853  On July - 18 hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902)   

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

1857  On July - 18 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 July - 18 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  Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

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

1552  On this day in history birth of rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)   

1634  On July - 18 birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)   

1635  On this day in history birth of robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)   

1670  On July - 18 birth of giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer   

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  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  On this day in history rené van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25   

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

1608  Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on July - 18.