Notable Deaths In 1718

Jan 06 Richard hoare: English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648)  

Jan 17 Captain benjamin church: Plymouth colony settler and military leader  

Feb 01 Charles talbot: 1st duke of shrewsbury, english politician (b. 1660)  

Feb 18 Pierre antoine motteux: French-born english dramatist (b. 1663)  

Feb 23 Francois fagel: Dutch field marshal/mayor of nimegen,  

May 07 Mary of modena: Wife of james ii of england (b. 1658)  

May 30 Arnold j van keppel: Earl of albemarle/general,  

Jul 28 Etienne baluze: French scholar (b. 1630)  

Jul 30 William penn: English quaker/colonizer (no cross, no crown),  

Aug 04 René lepage de ste-claire: Lord-founder of the town of rimouski, in new france (b. 1656)  

Aug 06 Jacob f muller: [sjako/jaco], germ/neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28  

Nov 22 Edward "blackbeard" teach: English pirate, killed off virginia coast  

Nov 30 Charles xii: King of sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36  

Dec 06 Nicholas rowe: English poet and dramatist (b. 1674)  

Dec 09 Vincenzo coronelli: Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. 1650)  

Dec 11 Charles xii: King of sweden (1697-1718), shot dead  

Jan 07 Israel putnam: American revolutionary war general  

Jan 29 Paul rabaut: French huguenot pastor  

Feb 17 Matthew tilghman: American continental congressman  

Mar 12 Joseph damer: English politician  

Mar 31 Marianne victoria of borbón: Queen regent of portugal  

Apr 04 Benjamin kennicott: English churchman and hebrew scholar  

Apr 07 Hugh blair: Scottish preacher and man of letters  

Apr 14 Emanuele barbella: Composer