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

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

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan Dies  

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

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

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

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

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  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 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  On August - 18 spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente  

1572  King Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois on this day in history.  

1579  On August - 18 charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

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  On this day in history 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)  

1591  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1636  On this day in history 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 this day in history jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles  

1685  On this day in history brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem  

1686  Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus on August - 18.  

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

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  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 this day in history 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  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 August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper  

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

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

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  On this day in history 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)