Historical Events In August - 18

0353  On August - 18 decentius, Roman usurper   

0410  On August - 18 king Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome   

0472  Flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker on this day in history.   

0849  On August - 18 walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1201  The city of Riga is founded on August - 18.   

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan Dies   

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on August - 18.   

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on August - 18.   

1289  On this day in history pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem"   

1318  Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on this day in history.   

1450  On August - 18 marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1503  Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies on this day in history.   

1541  On this day in history a Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541)   

1559  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1564  On August - 18 spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente   

1572  King Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois on this day in history.   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange on August - 18.   

1587  On this day in history first English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  On August - 18 saul Wahl is elected King of Poland, according to legend.   

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) on August - 18.   

1591  On this day in history governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]   

1605  On August - 18 spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen   

1613  On August - 18 giovanni Artusi, Italian composer   

1634  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France on this day in history.   

1636  On August - 18 the Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.   

1652  Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1674  On August - 18 jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles   

1685  On August - 18 brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem   

1686  On this day in history cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus   

1698  On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam   

1700  Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark on this day in history.   

1712  Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on August - 18.   

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on August - 18.   

1587  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on this day in history.   

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.   

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.   

0849  On August - 18 death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on August - 18.   

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on this day in history.