Historical Events Aug 2 Austria joins Triple Alliance of Britain, France and the Dutch Republic forming the Quadruple Alliance, to fight against Spain Aug 11 Battle of Cape Passaro: British fleet destroys Spanish off Sicily Aug 25 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded Events in 1718 Famous Birthdays Aug 9 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, German composer, born in Murnau, Bavaria (d. 1782) Aug 11 Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) Born in 1718 Famous Deaths Aug 4 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France, dies at 62 Aug 6 Jacob F Muller [Sjako/Jaco], German Dutch thief 'the Robin Hood of Amsterdam', beheaded at 28 Jul 1718 History by Year Sep 1718 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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