Historical Events In August - 18

0353  Decentius, Roman usurper.   

0410  King Alarik I's Visigoten occupies and plunders Rome.   

0472  Flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker   

0849  Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian.   

1201  The city of Riga is founded   

1227  Genghis Khan Dies   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea.   

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

1289  In this year, Pope Nicolaus IV publishes degree "Supra montem"   

1318  Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1503  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).   

1559  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83   

1564  Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente   

1572  King Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois.   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  inaugural English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  Saul Wahl is elected King of Poland, according to legend   

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare).   

1591  Governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England and are discovered everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]   

1605  Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen.   

1613  Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer   

1634  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France   

1636  The Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is inaugural signed   

1652  Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40.   

1674  Jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles   

1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem.   

1686  Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus.   

1698  Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam.   

1700  Swedish, English and Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark   

1712  Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier.   

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1414  Jami: Persian poet   

1450  Marko marulic/marulus/splichanin/pechinich: Croatian poet   

1579  Charlotte flandrina van nassau: Daughter of willem i of orange   

1587  Virginia dare: 1st american born of english parents   

1587  1st english child: 1st english child born in new world (virginia dare)   

1596  Jean bolland: Flemish jesuit writer   

1605  Henry hammond: English churchman   

1606  Maria anna of spain: Holy roman empire empress and queen of hungary   

0353  Death of Decentius: Roman usurper   

0849  Walafrid strabo: German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis khan: Mongol conqueror,   

1236  Death of Theodorus van celles: Monastery founder (kruisheren),   

1258  Theodore ii lascaris: Emperor of the empire of nicaea   

1276  Death of Adrian v: [ottobono fieschi], italian pope (7/11-8/18/1276),   

1318  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)