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 this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history 1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal)   

1753  Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slaveholder in Framingham Mass on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass   

1766  On July - 18 society of the Dutch Literary forms   

1768  On this day in history boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song   

1775  Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War.   

1792  John Paul Jones dies in Paris, France on July - 18.   

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

1811  William Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair) on July - 18.   

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  On July - 18 jane Austen, writer, dies   

1823  On this day in history leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

1827  On this day in history pierre L Goossens, archbishop of Mechelen/Cardinal   

1831  On July - 18 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 July - 18 the first train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.- Montréal, PQ   

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

1854  On this day in history 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  On July - 18 battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68   

1862  Battle of Newburgh, IN on July - 18.   

1862  Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne on July - 18.   

1863  On July - 18 battle of Fort Wagner, SC   

1863  William Dorsey Pender, US Confederate gen-mjr, dies of injuries at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 18 president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service   

1864  On July - 18 ricarda Huch, writer   

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

1634  Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) was born on July - 18.   

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  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on July - 18.   

1100  Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.   

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

1488  On this day in history death of alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432)   

1544  On July - 18 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  On July - 18 joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61