Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

0410  King Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome on this day in history.  

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

0849  Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on this day in history.  

1201  On August - 18 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 this day in history.  

1258  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  

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1289  Pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem" on this day in history.  

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 August - 18.  

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  On August - 18 first English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)  

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  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  Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on August - 18.  

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

1636  On this day in history 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 August - 18.  

1685  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents  

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

1605  On August - 18 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  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

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

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

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

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