What happened on July 18

45 documented historical events happened on July 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England. On the same day, in another year: Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 18, including L. Patrick Gray, Charles Kittel, Paul Streeten. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

97 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 18, including AD 707, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, Zhu Wen. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

14 observances are celebrated on July 18 around the world: Christian feast day: Arnulf of Metz, Christian feast day: Bruno of Segni, Christian feast day: Camillus de Lellis (optional memorial, United States only), Christian feast day: Eadburh (or Edburga) of Bicester, Christian feast day: Elizabeth Ferard (Church of England), Christian feast day: Frederick of Utrecht. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.