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 this day in history.  

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.  

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

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

1276  On this day in history 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  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)  

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  Death of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (b. 1530) on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 18.  

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

1683  On this day in history death of charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)  

1707  Death of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640) on August - 18.  

1712  Death of Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on August - 18.  

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

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

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

1850  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on August - 18.  

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

1863  Thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1870  Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle on August - 18.  

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 August - 18.  

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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 August - 18.  

1579  On this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

1587  On August - 18 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  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.  

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.  

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)