Famous Deaths Happened In August - 18

0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

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

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

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

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 August - 18.   

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

1503  On August - 18 alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies   

1559  On August - 18 paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83   

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

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

1620  Death of Wanli, Emperor of China (b. 1563) on August - 18.   

1634  On this day in history 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  Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1683  Death of Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625) on this day in history.   

1707  Death of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1712  Death of Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1811  Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history death of chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759)   

1840  Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on August - 18.   

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

1850  On this day in history h de Balzac, writer, dies at 51   

1853  On this day in history peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73   

1863  Thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39 on August - 18.   

1870  On this day in history felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle   

1894  On this day in history william Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57   

1896  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 on August - 18.   

1901  On August - 18 richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54   

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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  On this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  On this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  On August - 18 birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)   

1606  On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)