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  On this day in history flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker  

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

1201  On this day in history the city of Riga is founded.  

1227  Genghis Khan Dies on August - 18.  

1227  On August - 18 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  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies  

1289  On August - 18 pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem"  

1318  On August - 18 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  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 August - 18.  

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 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  On August - 18 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)  

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 this day in history.  

1613  Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on August - 18.  

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

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

1685  On this day in history brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem  

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

1698  Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on this day in history.  

1700  Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark on August - 18.  

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  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.  

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

1587  On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)  

1587  On August - 18 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 August - 18.  

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.  

0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper  

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

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

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.  

1258  Death of 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  

1318  On this day in history death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)  

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