Page 8: Historical Events In August - 18

2018  On August - 18 australian mare Winx wins her Australasian record 26th consecutive race, the re-named Winx Stakes at Royal Randwick in Sydney; 19th Group One win for thoroughbreds   

2018  On August - 18 september 2 - The 2018 Asian Games are held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.   

2019  US President Donald Trump confirms he is interested in buying Greenland for the US on August - 18.   

2019  100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering six square miles (15.5 km2) on August - 18.   

2020  On this day in history a mutiny in a military base by soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces develops into a coup d'état. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, among other senior governmental and military officers, are arrested. The next day, Keïta announces his resignation on state television.   

2023  American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact: The United States, Japan, and South Korea agree to sign a trilateral pact on this day in history.   

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1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1579  On August - 18 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  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.   

1596  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

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

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.   

0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper   

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

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

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

1258  On this day in history death of 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   

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on this day in history.