Famous Deaths 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  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.  

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1634  Death of Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590) on this day in history.  

1642  On this day in history death of guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1575)  

1645  Death of Eudoxia Streshneva, Tsarina of Mikhail I of Russia (b. 1608) on this day in history.  

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 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 August - 18.  

1765  On this day in history frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56  

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

1809  On August - 18 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 this day in history.  

1840  On August - 18 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  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history 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  William Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57 on August - 18.  

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

1579  On August - 18 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  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.  

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 August - 18.