Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.   

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

0472  On August - 18 flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker   

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

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

1227  Genghis Khan Dies on August - 18.   

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history 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.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1564  Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente on August - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1587  First English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare) on August - 18.   

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

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

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

1605  Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on August - 18.   

1613  On August - 18 giovanni Artusi, Italian composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1674  On August - 18 jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles   

1685  On August - 18 brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem   

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 August - 18 swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark   

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

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1414  On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

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

1579  On August - 18 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 this day in history.   

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.   

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 August - 18 death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

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

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on August - 18.   

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

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

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