Historical Events In July - 18

1865  On July - 18 laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)  

1870  On July - 18 pontifical infalliability proclaimed  

1870  Emil Mlynarski, composer on this day in history.  

1871  Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) on July - 18.  

1872  On this day in history britain introduces secret ballot voting  

1872  On this day in history julius Fucik, composer  

1872  On July - 18 benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66  

1880  Otto Vrieslander, composer on July - 18.  

1882  On this day in history louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty  

1882  Manuel Galvez, Argentina writer/poet/historian (Paraguay) on this day in history.  

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1887  On July - 18 vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier (1942-45)  

1888  On this day in history alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter  

1890  Charles Wilson, Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57) on this day in history.  

1891  Gene Lockhart, NYC, actor (Going My Way, Christmas Carol) on this day in history.  

1892  Thomas Cook, English tour director (Thomas Cook & Son), dies at 83 on July - 18.  

1893  Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia v England, Lord's on this day in history.  

1893  Josef Huttel, composer on this day in history.  

1894  Bernard Wagenaar, Arnhem Holland, composer (3 Songs for Chinese) on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history leconte de Lisle, writer, dies at 75  

1895  On this day in history marie Ney, London England, actress (Brief Ecstasy, Simba, Witchcraft)  

1896  2nd US Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY on this day in history.  

1897  Cap Anson, is 1st to get 3,000 hits on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history herbert Marcuse, Berlin, communist philosopher (Eros & Civilization)  

1898  On this day in history emil Hartmann, composer, dies at 62  

1899  On July - 18 willem Kernkamp, Dutch minister of Colonies (Islam & Woman)  

1899  Horatio Alger Jr, Amer clergyman/author (Disagreeeable Woman), dies on this day in history.  

1901  Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history charles W J Mengelberg, Dutch composer/conductor  

1902  John White, composer, dies at 47 on July - 18.  

1903  On this day in history bozidar Kunc, composer  

1904  On July - 18 p Gotz discovers asteroid #538 Friederike  

1906  On this day in history belle Stewart, singer  

1907  Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1907," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1907  Yvonne Desportes, composer on July - 18.  

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1340  On July - 18 birth of philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders  

1501  On July - 18 birth of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)  

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  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on July - 18.  

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

1635  On July - 18 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 July - 18 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  Death of Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432) on this day in history.  

1544  On July - 18 rené van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25  

1591  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on July - 18.  

1608  On this day in history joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61