Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.   

0410  On this day in history king Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome   

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  On this day in history genghis Khan Dies   

1227  On this day in history 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  On August - 18 alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies   

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  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 on August - 18.   

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 this day in history 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  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  Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on August - 18.   

1613  Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on August - 18.   

1634  On August - 18 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 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  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  On August - 18 swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark   

1712  On this day in history richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier   

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

1450  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

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

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  On August - 18 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 this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)