Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

0410  On this day in history king Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome  

0472  Flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker on August - 18.  

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

1201  The city of Riga is founded on this day in history.  

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan Dies  

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

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.  

1258  On August - 18 theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea  

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

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1289  Pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem" on August - 18.  

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

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet on this day in history.  

1503  On August - 18 alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies  

1541  A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541) on this day in history.  

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

1564  On this day in history spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente  

1572  On this day in history king Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois  

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

1587  On this day in history first English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)  

1587  Saul Wahl is elected King of Poland, according to legend on August - 18.  

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history giovanni Artusi, Italian composer  

1634  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France on August - 18.  

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

1652  Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40 on August - 18.  

1674  On this day in history jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles  

1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem on this day in history.  

1686  Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus on this day in history.  

1698  Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on August - 18.  

1700  On this day in history swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark  

1712  Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on this day in history.  

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

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.  

1579  On this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

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

1587  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.  

1596  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)  

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies  

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 August - 18.  

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on this day in history.  

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