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  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

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

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

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

1620  On August - 18 death of wanli, Emperor of China (b. 1563)  

1634  Death of Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590) on August - 18.  

1642  Death of Guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1575) on August - 18.  

1645  Death of Eudoxia Streshneva, Tsarina of Mikhail I of Russia (b. 1608) on August - 18.  

1652  On this day in history benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40  

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  On August - 18 death of richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier  

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

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

1863  On August - 18 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  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  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.  

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  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

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