Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.   

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

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

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

1201  The city of Riga is founded on this day in history.   

1227  Genghis Khan Dies on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1289  On this day in history pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem"   

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

1564  On this day in history spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente   

1572  On this day in history king Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois   

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

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

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  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  The Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40   

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

1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem on August - 18.   

1686  On this day in history cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus   

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

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1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.   

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

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

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

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

1596  On August - 18 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 this day in history.   

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

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 August - 18.   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on this day in history.