Famous Deaths Happened In 1718

Jan 06 Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648) died on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (b. 1660) died on this day in history.  

Feb 18 Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663) died in the year 1718.  

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

May 07 On this day in history death of mary of Modena, wife of James II of England (b. 1658)  

May 30 In the year 1718 arnold J van Keppel, earl of Albemarle/general, dies at about 48  

Jul 28 Etienne Baluze, French scholar (b. 1630) died in the year 1718.  

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

Aug 04 On this day in history death of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (b. 1656)  

Aug 06 On this day in history death of jacob F Muller, [Sjako/Jaco], Germ/Neth crowd leader, beheaded at 28  

Nov 22 In the year 1718 death of edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast  

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

Dec 06 On this day in history death of nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674)  

Dec 09 Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. 1650) died on this day in history.  

Dec 11 Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead died in the year 1718.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1790)  

Jan 29 Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798) was born in the year 1718.  

Mar 31 In the year 1718 birth of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781)  

Apr 04 In the year 1718 birth of benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783)  

Apr 07 On this day in history birth of hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800)  

Apr 14 Emanuele Barbella, composer was born on this day in history.