Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.   

0410  On August - 18 king Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome   

0472  On this day in history flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker   

0849  Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1201  On this day in history the city of Riga is founded.   

1227  Genghis Khan Dies on this day in history.   

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

1236  On August - 18 theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  On this day in history theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies   

1289  On August - 18 pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem"   

1318  On August - 18 clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

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

1503  Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies on August - 18.   

1541  On August - 18 a Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541)   

1559  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 on August - 18.   

1564  Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 18 king Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange on August - 18.   

1587  First English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare) on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history saul Wahl is elected King of Poland, according to legend.   

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

1591  On August - 18 governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]   

1605  On August - 18 spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen   

1613  Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on August - 18.   

1634  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France on this day in history.   

1636  On August - 18 the Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.   

1652  On August - 18 benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40   

1674  Jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles on this day in history.   

1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem on August - 18.   

1686  On August - 18 cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus   

1698  On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam   

1700  Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark on this day in history.   

1712  On August - 18 richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier   

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)   

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

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  On this day in history death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on this day in history.   

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  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on this day in history.   

1318  On this day in history death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)