Page 2: Historical Events In August - 18

1735  Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer   

1750  On this day in history the birth of Antonio Salieri, Italian composer   

1750  On August - 18 antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)   

1759  -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France on August - 18.   

1765  Frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1769  Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000 on August - 18.   

1769  Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)   

1778  On August - 18 fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica   

1792  On this day in history john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)   

1795  On August - 18 curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves   

1803  James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 on August - 18.   

1805  Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) on this day in history.   

1807  Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78   

1813  Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 on August - 18.   

1817  On this day in history gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore   

1818  On this day in history william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879   

1823  On August - 18 willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian   

1830  The birth of Franz Joseph I, Austro-Hungarian emperor on this day in history.   

1834  Mt Vesuvius erupts on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)   

1835  On August - 18 last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago   

1838  First US marine expedition on this day in history.   

1838  On August - 18 1st US marine expedition   

1840  On August - 18 organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)   

1840  On this day in history antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73   

1846  On August - 18 gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM   

1846  Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM on August - 18.   

1848  Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas on August - 18.   

1849  On this day in history benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer   

1850  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on August - 18.   

1853  On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73   

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on August - 18.   

1587  On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)   

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  On this day in history death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.   

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on August - 18.   

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on this day in history.   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.