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Jul 18 1340

Philip van Artevelde Flemish leader and wine salesman born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1382)

Jul 18 1501

Isabella of Burgundy wife of Christian II of Denmark born in Brussels (d. 1526)

Jul 18 1504

Heinrich Bullinger Swiss religious reformer born in Bremgarten Switzerland (d. 1575)

Jul 18 1534

Zacharias Ursinus German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) born in Breslau Silesia (d. 1583)

Jul 18 1552

Rudolf II von Habsburg Emperor of Germany (1576-1612) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1612)

Jul 18 1634

Johannes Camphuys Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) born in Haarlem Dutch Republic (d. 1695)

Jul 18 1670

Giovanni Battista Bononcini Italian opera-composer born in Modena Italy (d. 1747)

Jul 18 1711

Pierre-Joseph Le Blan composer born in Soignies Belgium (d. 1765)

Jul 18 1718

Saverio Bettinelli Italian Jesuit writer born in Mantua Lombardy Italy (d. 1808)

Jul 18 1720

Gilbert White English naturalist (Natural History and Antiquities of Selborn) born in Selborne Hampshire (d. 1793)

Jul 18 1766

Friedrich Fleischmann German composer born in Marktheidenfeld Germany (d. 1798)

Jul 18 1796

Feargus OConnor Leader of English Chartists born in County Cork (d. 1855)

Jul 18 1797

Immanuel Hermann Fichte German philosopher born in Jena Saxe-Weimar (d. 1879)

Jul 18 1810

Peter [Josef Anton] Singer Austrian monk organist and composer born in Unterhselgehr Tyrol (d. 1882)

Jul 18 1811

William Makepeace Thackeray British novelist (Vanity Fair) born in Kolkata India (d. 1863)

Jul 18 1818

Louis Gerhard De Geer 1st Swedish Prime Minister (1876-80) born in Finspng Castle Sweden (d. 1896)

Jul 18 1821

Pauline Viardot French mezzo-soprano and composer born in Paris (d. 1910)

Jul 18 1823

Leonard Fulton Ross American lawyer probate judge and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Lewistown Illinois (d. 1901)

Jul 18 1827

Pierre-Lambert Goossens Belgian archbishop of Mechelen and Cardinal Primate of Belgium born in Perk Steenokkerzeel Belgium (d. 1906)

Jul 18 1837

Vasil Levski Bulgarian revolutionary born in Karlovo Rumelia Bulgaria (d. 1873)

Jul 18 1845

Tristan Corbire French poet born in Morlaix Brittany France (d. 1875)

Jul 18 1850

Rose Hartwick Thorpe American poet (Curfew Must Not Ring) and writer born in Mishawaka Indiana Kansas (d. 1939)

Jul 18 1853

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Dutch physicist (electromagnetic radiation Nobel 1902) born in Arnherm Netherlands (d.1928)

Jul 18 1862

Victor Prince Napolon (Napolon V ) French pretender to throne born in Palais-Royal Paris (d. 1926)

Jul 18 1862

Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich Russian WWI general born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1933)

Jul 18 1864

Ricarda Huch German writer and historian First Lady of German humanism born in Braunschweig (d. 1947)

Jul 18 1864

Phillip Snowden British politician 1st Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer born Cowling Yorkshire (d. 1937)

Jul 18 1865

Laurence Housman English author and playwright (Victoria Regina) born in Bromsgrove Worcestershire England (d. 1959)

Jul 18 1870

Emil Mynarski Polish conductor and composer born in Kybartai Lithuania (d. 1935)

Jul 18 1871

Giacomo Balla Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) born in Turin Italy (d. 1958)

Jul 18 1871

Sada Yacco [Kawakami Sadayakko] Japanese geisha and stage actress born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1946)

Jul 18 1872

Julius Fuk Czech composer born in Prague Austria-Hungary (d. 1916)

Jul 18 1880

Otto Vrieslander German composer born in Mnster Germany (d. 1950)

Jul 18 1334 The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone

Jul 18 1572 Willem of Orange recognized as viceroy of HollandFrieslandUtrecht

Jul 18 1656 -20] Battle at Warsaw Swedish King Charles X Gustav beats John II Casimir and occupies Warsaw

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