1507 On December - 18 birth of Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)
1562 On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer
1569 On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer
1602 On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)
1610 On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist
1620 On December - 18 birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)
1633 On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised
1633 On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised
0468 On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita
0821 Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.
1133 Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.
1290 On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)
1442 Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on December - 18.
1495 On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
1505 Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.
1565 Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.