Famous Deaths In August - 18

0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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)   

1503  On August - 18 alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies   

1559  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 on August - 18.   

1563  Death of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (b. 1530) on this day in history.   

1613  Death of Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history death of wanli, Emperor of China (b. 1563)   

1634  On August - 18 death of urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)   

1642  On this day in history death of guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1575)   

1645  On August - 18 death of eudoxia Streshneva, Tsarina of Mikhail I of Russia (b. 1608)   

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

1683  On August - 18 death of charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)   

1707  On this day in history death of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640)   

1712  Death of Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on this day in history.   

1765  On August - 18 frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56   

1803  On August - 18 james Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67   

1809  Death of Matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer (b. 1728) on this day in history.   

1811  Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1815  Death of Chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759) on this day in history.   

1840  On August - 18 antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73   

1842  Death of Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) on this day in history.   

1850  H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1853  On August - 18 peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73   

1863  Thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39 on August - 18.   

1870  On August - 18 felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle   

1894  William Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1896  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 on August - 18.   

1901  On this day in history richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54   

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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 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  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  On this day in history 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)