Historical Events In August - 18

0353  On this day in history decentius, Roman usurper  

0410  On August - 18 king Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome  

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

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

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

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan Dies  

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

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1318  On August - 18 clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)  

1450  On August - 18 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 this day in history spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente  

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

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

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

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

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

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  Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on August - 18.  

1613  On August - 18 giovanni Artusi, Italian composer  

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 this day in history.  

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  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem on this day in history.  

1686  Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus on this day in history.  

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

1587  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.  

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 August - 18 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 this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.  

1258  On August - 18 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  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)