Famous Deaths In 1718

Jan 06 In the year 1718 death of richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648)

Jan 17 Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader died on this day in history.

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

Feb 18 Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663) died in the year 1718.

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 Etienne Baluze, French scholar (b. 1630) died on this day in history.

Jul 30 In the year 1718 william Penn, English Quaker/colonizer (No cross, no crown), dies

Aug 04 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (b. 1656) died in the year 1718.

Aug 06 On this day in history death of jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28

Nov 22 On this day in history death of edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast

Nov 30 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. 1650)

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1790)

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

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798)

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781)

Apr 04 Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.

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.