Historical Events In August - 18

0353  On August - 18 decentius, Roman usurper   

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

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 this day in history.   

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan Dies   

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 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   

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 this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history 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  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1564  Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 18 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 August - 18.   

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  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  On this day in history urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.   

1636  On August - 18 the Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.   

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

1674  Jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

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

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  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)   

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

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

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

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

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