Famous Deaths In 1718

Jan 06 Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648) died in the year 1718.  

Jan 17 In the year 1718 death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader  

Feb 01 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (b. 1660) died on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1718 death of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)  

Feb 23 Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

May 07 On this day in history death of mary of Modena, wife of James II of England (b. 1658)  

May 30 On this day in history arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48  

Jul 28 In the year 1718 death of etienne Baluze, French scholar (b. 1630)  

Jul 30 William Penn, English Quaker/colonizer (No cross, no crown), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 04 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (b. 1656) died on this day in history.  

Aug 06 Jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28 died in the year 1718.  

Nov 22 In the year 1718 death of edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast  

Nov 30 In the year 1718 death of charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36  

Dec 06 Nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674) died on this day in history.  

Dec 09 Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. 1650) died in the year 1718.  

Dec 11 On this day in history death of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead  

Jan 07 Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1790) was born in the year 1718.  

Jan 29 In the year 1718 birth of paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794)  

Feb 17 Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798) was born in the year 1718.  

Mar 31 In the year 1718 birth of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781)  

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783)  

Apr 07 Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800) was born in the year 1718.  

Apr 14 Emanuele Barbella, composer was born in the year 1718.