Famous Deaths Happened In 1718

Jan 06 Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648) died in the year 1718.  

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 In the year 1718 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1718.  

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

Jul 30 In the year 1718 william Penn, English Quaker/colonizer (No cross, no crown), dies  

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 in the year 1718.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 11 In the year 1718 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 Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794) was born in the year 1718.  

Feb 17 Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born in the year 1718.  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798)  

Mar 31 Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781) was born in the year 1718.  

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

Apr 07 In the year 1718 birth of hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800)  

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