July 18 in History

France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peac

1389 — France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peace, the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years' War

July 18 spans 45 recorded events across recorded history, from 477 BC to 2019. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 45 events 477 BC – 2019

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The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 1863 American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner. Source
  2. 1968 Intel is founded in Mountain View, California. Source
  3. 1966 Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle. Source

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In 1389, France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peace, the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years' War. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

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The Truce of Leulinghem was a truce agreed to by Richard II's kingdom of England and its allies, and Charles VI's kingdom of France and its allies, on 18 July 1389, ending the Caroline War of the Hundred Years' War. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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England was on the edge of financial collapse and suffering from internal political divisions. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.

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On the other side, Charles VI was suffering from a mental illness that handicapped the furthering of the war by the French government. This shows how the event shaped policy and public communication in the same period.

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Neither side was willing to concede on the primary cause of the war, the legal status of the Duchy of Aquitaine and the King of England's homage to the King of France through his possession of the duchy. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

-477 Battle_of_the_Cremera
Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars.
Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army.
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362
Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire.
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452 Sack_of_Aquileia
Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia and eventually destroys it.
Destruction of the Roman city by the Huns (452)
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645 Li_Shiji
Chinese forces under general Li Shiji besiege the strategic fortress city of Anshi (Liaoning) during the Goguryeo–Tang War.
Chinese Tang dynasty general (594–669)
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1195 Battle_of_Alarcos
Battle of Alarcos: Almohad forces defeat the Castilian army of Alfonso VIII and force its retreat to Toledo.
1195 battle of Almohads and Castillians
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1216
Election of pope Honorius III following the death of pope Innocent III two days prior.
1290 Edward_I
King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England.
King of England from 1272 to 1307
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1334 Florence
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.
Largest city in Tuscany, Italy
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1507 Brussels
In Brussels, Prince Charles I is crowned Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders, a year after inheriting the title.
Federal region of Belgium including the capital
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1555 College_of_Arms
The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain.
Corporation responsible for heraldry in England and Wales
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1723 Johann_Sebastian_Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity.
German composer (1685–1750)
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1806 1806_Birgu_polverista_explosion
A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people.
Munitions depot accident in British Malta
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1812 Treaties_of_Örebro
The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
1812 peace treaty between the UK, Sweden, and the Russian Empire
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1841 Pedro_II_of_Brazil
Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889
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1857 Louis_Faidherbe
Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French.
French general and colonial administrator (1818–1889)
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1862 Dent_Blanche
First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
Mountain in the Pennine Alps in Valais Canton, Switzerland
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1863 American_Civil_War
American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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1870 First_Vatican_Council
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
Catholic ecumenical council (1869–1870)
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1872 Ballot_Act_1872
The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
United Kingdom law reforming the electoral system
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1914 United_States_Congress
The U.S.
Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
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1925 Adolf_Hitler
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
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1942 World_War_II
World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
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1942 Messerschmitt_Me_262
The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
First operational jet-powered fighter aircraft
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1944 Hideki_Tojo
World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.
Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944
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1966 Human_spaceflight
Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
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1966 Hough_riots
A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order.
Civil unrest and rioting in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966
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1968 Intel
Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
American multinational technology company
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1970 Antonov_An-22
An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard.
Soviet heavy military transport aircraft
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1976 Nadia_Comăneci
Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Romanian gymnast (born 1961)
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1979 Iliwerung
A landslide occurs on the Iliwerung volcano in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that kills over 530 and leaves 700 missing.
Volcano on Lembata Island, Indonesia
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1981 Canadair_CL-44
A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four.
Canadian turboprop airliner (1950s–60s)
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1982 Guatemala
Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre.
Country in Central America
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1984
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police.
1984 mass shooting in California, U.S.
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1992 Les_Horribles_Cernettes
A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
Parody pop group
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1994 AMIA_bombing
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.
1994 attack on a Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1994 Rwandan_genocide
Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide.
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
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1995 Montserrat
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts.
Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
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1996 Saguenay_flood
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
1996 flash flood that hit Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada
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1996
Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers.
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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2002 Consolidated_PB4Y-2_Privateer
A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members.
Patrol bomber of the US Navy, 1943
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2012 2012_Burgas_bus_bombing
At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
Suicide attack against Israeli civilians at the Burgas Airport in Bulgaria
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2013 Government_of_Detroit
The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S.
history.
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2014 Islamic_State
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
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2019 Kyoto_Animation_arson_attack
A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others.
2019 mass murder in Kyoto, Japan
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