Historical Events In August - 18

0353  On this day in history decentius, Roman usurper  

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

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

0849  On August - 18 walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian  

1201  The city of Riga is founded on August - 18.  

1227  Genghis Khan Dies on August - 18.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet  

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  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 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  On August - 18 saul Wahl is elected King of Poland, according to legend.  

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 this day in history spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen  

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

1652  On August - 18 benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40  

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

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  On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet  

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on August - 18.  

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

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  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 August - 18.  

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