Historical Events In August - 18

0353  On August - 18 decentius, Roman usurper   

0410  On August - 18 king Alarik I's Visigoten occupies & plunders Rome   

0472  On this day in history flavius Ricimer, general of the Western Roman Empire, kingmaker   

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

1201  The city of Riga is founded on this day in history.   

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan Dies   

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

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  On August - 18 theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  On this day in history 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 this day in history clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet on August - 18.   

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

1541  On this day in history 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 on August - 18.   

1564  On August - 18 spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente   

1572  On this day in history king Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois   

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

1587  First English child born in the New World (Virginia Dare) on this day in history.   

1587  On August - 18 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  On August - 18 spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen   

1613  On this day in history giovanni Artusi, Italian composer   

1634  On August - 18 urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.   

1636  On August - 18 the Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.   

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

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

1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem on August - 18.   

1686  Cassini reports seeing a satellite orbiting Venus on this day in history.   

1698  Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on August - 18.   

1700  On this day in history swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark   

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  On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet   

1579  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.   

1605  On August - 18 birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)   

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)   

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

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

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on this day in history.   

1276  On this day in history adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies   

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

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)