Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

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

1430  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)   

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

1559  On this day in history paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83   

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  On this day in history death of urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)   

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

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

1707  On August - 18 death of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640)   

1712  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer (b. 1728)   

1811  On August - 18 johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78   

1815  On August - 18 death of chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759)   

1840  Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1842  Death of Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) on this day in history.   

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

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

1863  Thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39 on August - 18.   

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

1901  On this day in history richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54   

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1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.   

1450  On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1579  On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on August - 18.   

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 this day in history 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)