Famous Deaths In August - 18

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)  

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

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  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  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 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 August - 18.  

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 August - 18.  

1840  On August - 18 antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73  

1842  On August - 18 death of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779)  

1850  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 18.  

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

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.  

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)