Historical Events In August - 18

0353  On August - 18 decentius, Roman usurper  

0410  King Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome on August - 18.  

0472  Flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker on this day in history.  

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

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

1258  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 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 this day in history.  

1450  On August - 18 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 August - 18 paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83  

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

1572  King Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois on August - 18.  

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

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

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

1587  On this day in history 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  Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on August - 18.  

1613  Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus  

1698  On August - 18 russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam  

1700  On August - 18 swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark  

1712  Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on August - 18.  

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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  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  On this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents  

1596  On this day in history 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 August - 18.  

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

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

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

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

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on this day in history.  

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

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

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.