398 Historic Events for June 18
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| 1817 |
Death |
Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies
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| 1820 |
Birth |
Martin Andreas Udbye, composer
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| 1821 |
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Opera "Der Freischutz" is produced (Berlin)
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| 1821 |
Death |
Charles Hague, composer, dies at 52
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| 1822 |
Birth |
Henry David Leslie, composer
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| 1822 |
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Part of US-Canadian boundary determined
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| 1822 |
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Slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas arrested in SC
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| 1824 |
Birth |
Johannes Heykamp, Catholic archbishop of Utrecht
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| 1824 |
Death |
Ferdinand III JJ-B, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane, dies at 55
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| 1836 |
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave South-Africa
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| 1837 |
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Spain gets new Constitution
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| 1839 |
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Dutch prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia
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| 1839 |
Birth |
William Henry Seward Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1920
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| 1850 |
Death |
Antoni Weinert, composer, dies at 99
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| 1850 |
Birth |
Richard Heuberger, composer
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| 1853 |
Death |
Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising), dies
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| 1854 |
Birth |
Edward Wyllis Scripps, publisher/journalist
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| 1857 |
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Henry Clay Folger Jr, US, businessman/Shakespeare fan
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| 1858 |
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Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist
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| 1859 |
Death |
Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65
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| 1860 |
Birth |
Hugo Loudon, CEO (Royal Dutch Oil [Shell])
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| 1861 |
Birth |
Jos‚ FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores)
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| 1863 |
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After long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg
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| 1864 |
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At Petersburg, Grant ends 4 days of assaults
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| 1866 |
Death |
Jacobus T Abels, painter, dies at 62
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