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

Feb 23 On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63  

May 07 In the year 1718 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 René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (b. 1656) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 22 On this day in history death of edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast  

Nov 30 In the year 1718 death of charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36  

Dec 06 Nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674) died on this day in history.  

Dec 09 In the year 1718 death of vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. 1650)  

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

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

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 in the year 1718.  

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

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