Historical Events In July - 18

1735  Johann Krieger, composer, dies at 83 on July - 18.   

1737  On this day in history battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

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

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 July - 18.   

1775  On this day in history continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels   

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 July - 18 feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists   

1810  Peter Singer, composer on July - 18.   

1811  On this day in history the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

1811  On this day in history william Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair)   

1813  On July - 18 u.S. Frigate President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert and Lion.   

1814  British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) on July - 18.   

1817  On July - 18 jane Austen, writer, dies   

1823  Leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 on July - 18.   

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 July - 18.   

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

1857  On this day in history 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 this day in history battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68   

1862  On July - 18 battle of Newburgh, IN   

1862  Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Fort Wagner, SC on July - 18.   

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  On this day in history ricarda Huch, writer   

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1340  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  On July - 18 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 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 July - 18.   

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0715  Death of Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695) on July - 18.   

1100  On this day in history godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies   

1374  On July - 18 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 this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

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