Famous Deaths In August - 18

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

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

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on this day in history.  

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

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea  

1276  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies  

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

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.  

1503  On this day in history alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies  

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

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1563  Death of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (b. 1530) on this day in history.  

1613  On August - 18 death of giovanni Artusi, Italian composer  

1620  On this day in history death of wanli, Emperor of China (b. 1563)  

1634  On August - 18 death of urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)  

1642  On August - 18 death of guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1575)  

1645  On August - 18 death of eudoxia Streshneva, Tsarina of Mikhail I of Russia (b. 1608)  

1652  On August - 18 benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40  

1683  On August - 18 death of charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)  

1707  On August - 18 death of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640)  

1712  On this day in history death of richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier  

1765  Frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1803  James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1809  On this day in history death of matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer (b. 1728)  

1811  On this day in history johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78  

1815  Death of Chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759) on this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73  

1842  Death of Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) on this day in history.  

1850  On August - 18 h de Balzac, writer, dies at 51  

1853  Peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73 on August - 18.  

1863  On this day in history thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39  

1870  On August - 18 felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle  

1894  William Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57 on August - 18.  

1896  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54  

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1414  On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)  

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.  

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

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

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents  

1596  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)  

1605  On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)  

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)