Historical Events In July - 18

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

1737  On this day in history 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  On July - 18 boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song  

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 July - 18.  

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

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

1810  On this day in history peter Singer, composer  

1811  The birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist on this day in history.  

1811  William Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair) on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history u.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion.  

1814  On this day in history british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)  

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

1823  On July - 18 leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901  

1827  Pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal on July - 18.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 July - 18.  

1862  On July - 18 battle of Newburgh, IN  

1862  On this day in history victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne  

1863  Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on this day in history.  

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  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 July - 18 birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)  

1552  On July - 18 birth of rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)  

1634  On this day in history birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)  

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia) was born on this day in history.  

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on July - 18.  

0640  On July - 18 arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58  

0715  On July - 18 death of muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695)  

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

1374  On this day in history francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69  

1488  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on July - 18.  

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 July - 18.  

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