July 18

Events

 * - - Wars: - A  army is defeated by raiding, leading to the subsequent sacking of.
 * - : A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of and soon burns completely out of control while   reportedly plays his  and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance.
 * -, great victory of ruler  over the  King.
 * - The authority of the is declared void in.
 * - forces clashes with  and its  allies in the start of what is to be known as The  which ends in a decisive Swedish victory.
 * - adopts its first.
 * -,  of , arrives to relieve  forces at , effectively ending  's war on the.
 * - : Skirmish at prior to (1st Battle of Manassas).
 * - American Civil War: - The first formal  military unit, the, unsuccessfully assaults -held  but their valiant fighting still proves the worth of  soldiers during the war.
 * - introduces voting by.
 * - of  is crowned king of  in.
 * - and  announce the discovery of a new element and proposed to call it.
 * - The U.S. Congress forms the, this gives definite status to aircraft within the for the first time.
 * - publishes his personal manifesto .
 * - The and  signed a treaty to develop the.
 * - : The rebellion reaches peninsular  and conquers,  west ,  west  and.
 * - arrives in.
 * -, : is nominated for an unprecedented third term in office.
 * - : The s test fly the using only its s for the first time.
 * - World War II: resigns as  of  due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.
 * -  signs the  into law which places the  and the  next in the line of succession after the
 * - Rock star made his first recording in.
 * - launched.
 * - launched.
 * - : The two-day begins in  between   and ese.
 * - After a party on,  from  drives an  off a wooden bridge into a tide-swept pond and his passenger, , dies.
 * -, age 14, scores first ever perfect 10 at the.
 * - joins the.
 * - 268 campesinos ("" or "country people") are slain in the in 's.
 * - in : In a fast-food restaurant,  opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police.
 * - A is broadcast live on   in  when the station's  pilot makes a chance encounter.
 * - Actress is shot by a crazed fan, prompting  to pass 's first anti-stalking law in.
 * - The ten victims of the ed from their university in.
 * - : An explosion in destroys a building housing several ish organizations, killing 85 and injuring many more.
 * - On the island of, the  erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital and forcing most of the population to flee.
 * - Storms provoke severe ing on the, beginning one of 's costliest s ever.
 * 1996  - In an event very similar to the  tornado that would occur three years later, an  tornado hit the town of.
 * - 8000 low-caste ns riot in  following a funeral for 10 children who had been killed by police.
 * - A 23-foot kills nearly 3,000 people in.
 * - In, a 60-car train derails in a tunnel, sparking a fire that lasted for days and virtually brought downtown Baltimore to a standstill.

Births

 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, Swiss religious reformer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. )
 * -, English scientist (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, English ornithologist (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (d. )
 * -, French mezzo-soprano and composer (d. )
 * -, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Dutch physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Titanic survivor (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, former head of the and secretary of the  (d. )
 * -, Norwegian politician and traitor (d. )
 * -, 15th (d. )
 * -, Brazilian football player (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian writer (d. )
 * - George, American gangster (d. )
 * -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1902  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American semanticist and politician (d. )
 * 1906  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Mexican actress (d. )
 * -, Soviet diplomat and President (d. )
 * 1909  -,  (d. )
 * 1909  -, American singer and actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, French singer
 * -, , laureate
 * -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -,  and
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, Danish swimmer
 * -, Australian athlete (d. )
 * -, writer (d. )
 * -, Silesian-born conductor
 * -, American figure skater
 * 1929  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * -, Russian poet
 * 1933  -, American industrial and conceptual designer
 * 1933  -, French film actor and director (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1934  -, American composer and teacher
 * -, Hindu religious leader
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Polish-born chemist, laureate
 * 1937  -, American journalist and author (d. )
 * -, Dutch
 * 1938  -, Scottish pianist formerly a member of  (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1939  -, British musician
 * 1939  -, American economics professor (d. )
 * 1939  -, American football coach
 * -, American actor
 * 1940  -, American baseball player and manager
 * -, German music producer
 * 1941  -, American guitarist and singer
 * 1941  -, American singer
 * -, member of the Swiss Federal Council
 * -,  and
 * 1942  -, Italian footballer (d. )
 * -, Belgian actor
 * -, American entrepreneur and politician
 * 1947  -, Canadian politician
 * -, German chemist,
 * - Sir, British entrepreneur
 * 1950  -, Canadian politician
 * 1950  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Belgian politician
 * -, American country/bluegrass musician
 * -, Austrian painter and sculptor
 * -, Major and Minor league baseball player, manager and coach
 * -, English golfer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American-born actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1962  -, American drummer
 * 1963  -, baseball player
 * 1963  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1967  -, radio host
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British poet
 * -, baseball player
 * 1975  -, American guitarist
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, American television host
 * 1977  -, Singaporean writer, poet and playwright
 * -, Irish rugby player
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * 1978  -, French newscaster
 * 1978  -, Spanish singer
 * -, American politician
 * 1979  -, football player
 * 1979  -, Movie writer and director,
 * 1979  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American writer, founded the Church of the
 * -, Indian actress and Miss World 2000
 * 1982  -, American musician and TV host
 * -, victim (d. )
 * -, victim (d. )

Deaths

 * -, French crusader
 * -, Italian explorer (b. )
 * -, Slovenian composer (b. )
 * -, Elector of Brandenburg (b. )
 * - da Caravaggio, Italian artist (b. )
 * - Pope (b. )
 * -, German general (b. )
 * -, Polish general (b. )
 * -, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. )
 * -, Swiss theologian (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, American naval commander (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * -, American military officer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Austrian geologist (b. )
 * -, English travel agent (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American journalist and author
 * - (b. )
 * -, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Quebec (b. )
 * -, British poet, killed in the (b. )
 * -, English poet, author and artist (b. )
 * -, Finnish historian and politician (b. )
 * -, Czech composer (b. )
 * -, Belgian architect (b. )
 * -, Daughter of and  (b. )
 * -, Belgian architect (b. )
 * - George, American gangster (b. )
 * -, American rock singer and guitarist (b. )
 * -, Belgian physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American campaign worker (b. )
 * -, English film actor (b. )
 * -, French-Canadian singer and composer (b. )
 * -, son of
 * -, German-born model and singer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (suicide) (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1990  -, American psychiatrist (b. )
 * 1990  -, Quebec rock singer (b. )
 * 1990  -, Canadian comedian (b. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 2001  -, Italian automotive engineer (b. )
 * -, British theoretical physicist (b. )
 * -, British journalist (b. )
 * 2004  -, French oenologist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Army general (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 2007   -, American opera singer, (b. )

Liturgical feasts

 * , martyrs [Ratzeburg, Schwerin, Lübeck, Sleswig]
 * ,, confessor (Translation) [Evreux]
 * ,, ), confessor (Translation) [Metz, Toul, Verdun; Paris]
 * ,, martyr [mainly northern Germany, France and England]
 * Saint Bruno,, confessor [Tournai]
 * , priest (sometimes bishop), martyr (Translation) [GTZ: Rouen]
 * ,, martyr 838 [Utrecht]
 * , emperor, confessor [Augsburg]
 * , martyrs [Worms]
 * , martyr [Freising]
 * , [Basel, Chur, Constance, Strassburg]
 * , canon of Utrecht
 * and her seven sons, martyrs 138 [common; Trier, France, Orden]
 * , mother of
 * and her seven sons, martyrs 138 [common; Trier, France, Orden]
 * , mother of