Famous Deaths In August - 18

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

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

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

1236  On August - 18 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  Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies on this day in history.  

1559  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 on August - 18.  

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1563  On August - 18 death of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (b. 1530)  

1613  Death of Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on August - 18.  

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 this day in history death of eudoxia Streshneva, Tsarina of Mikhail I of Russia (b. 1608)  

1652  Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40 on August - 18.  

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

1707  On this day in history death of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640)  

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 August - 18.  

1803  On August - 18 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 August - 18.  

1815  Death of Chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759) on August - 18.  

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

1842  On this day in history death of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779)  

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

1853  On August - 18 peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73  

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

1870  Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1894  On August - 18 william Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57  

1896  On this day in history frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88  

1901  Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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