Famous Deaths Happened In 1718

Jan 06 On this day in history death of richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648)  

Jan 17 In the year 1718 death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader  

Feb 01 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (b. 1660) died in the year 1718.  

Feb 18 On this day in history death of pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)  

Feb 23 Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

May 07 In the year 1718 death of mary of Modena, wife of James II of England (b. 1658)  

May 30 Arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 On this day in history death of etienne Baluze, French scholar (b. 1630)  

Jul 30 William Penn, English Quaker/colonizer (No cross, no crown), dies in the year 1718.  

Aug 04 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (b. 1656) died in the year 1718.  

Aug 06 Jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28 died in the year 1718.  

Nov 22 Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36 died in the year 1718.  

Dec 06 Nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674) died in the year 1718.  

Dec 09 Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. 1650) died in the year 1718.  

Dec 11 On this day in history death of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead  

Jan 07 Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794)  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)  

Mar 12 Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800) was born in the year 1718.  

Apr 14 In the year 1718 birth of emanuele Barbella, composer