Famous Deaths In August - 18

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on this day in history.   

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

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

1258  Death of 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.   

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on August - 18.   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.   

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

1559  On this day in history paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83   

1563  Death of Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (b. 1530) on August - 18.   

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

1620  Death of Wanli, Emperor of China (b. 1563) on August - 18.   

1634  Death of Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)   

1707  Death of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

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  James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 on August - 18.   

1809  Death of Matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer (b. 1728) on August - 18.   

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  Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1842  On August - 18 death of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779)   

1850  On August - 18 h de Balzac, writer, dies at 51   

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

1863  On this day in history thomas Welsh, US Union brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39   

1870  Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle on August - 18.   

1894  On this day in history william Charles Levey, composer, dies at 57   

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

1901  Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54 on August - 18.   

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1414  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)