Famous Deaths Happened In 1718

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

Jan 17 Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader died in the year 1718.  

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 in the year 1718.  

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 In the year 1718 death of etienne Baluze, French scholar (b. 1630)  

Jul 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1718 death of edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast  

Nov 30 On this day in history death of charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36  

Dec 06 In the year 1718 death of nicholas Rowe, English poet and dramatist (b. 1674)  

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 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 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 in the year 1718.