Best known
Best known
Leo III the Isaurian
Byzantine emperor from 717 to 741
Elisabeth of Schönau
German Benedictine visionary
Emperor Chūkyō
Emperor of Japan in 1221
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León
Queen of León from 1191 to 1195
Alfonso III of Aragon
King of Aragon and Valencia from 1285 to 1291
Rogier van der Weyden
Early Netherlandish painter (c. 1399 – 1464)
Leo III the Isaurian — Byzantine emperor from 717 to 741, who died on June 18 741.
Elisabeth of Schönau — German Benedictine visionary, who died on June 18 1164.
Emperor Chūkyō — Emperor of Japan in 1221, who died on June 18 1234.
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León — Queen of León from 1191 to 1195, who died on June 18 1250.
Alfonso III of Aragon — King of Aragon and Valencia from 1285 to 1291, who died on June 18 1291.
Rogier van der Weyden — Early Netherlandish painter (c. 1399 – 1464), who died on June 18 1464.
All entries
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- 1333HHenry XV of Bavaria14th-century Bavarian nobleman
- 1588RRobert Crowley (printer)English stationer, poet, writer, and clergyman
- 1629
Piet Pieterszoon HeinDutch admiral - 1650
Christoph ScheinerJesuit priest, physicist and astronomer - 1673
Jeanne Mance17th-century French nurse and settler in Quebec, New France - 1704TTom Brown (satirist)English translator and satirist
- 1726
Michel Richard DelalandeFrench composer and organist - 1742
John AislabieEnglish politician - 1749
Ambrose Philips17th/18th-century English poet and politician - 1772
Johann Ulrich von CramerGerman judge, legal scholar and Enlightenment philosopher
- 1772
Gerard van SwietenDutch physician - 1788
Adam GibScottish Presbyterian minister - 1794
François BuzotFrench politician - 1794
James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721)British army officer and colonial administrator - 1804
Maria Amalia, Duchess of ParmaDuchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1771 to 1796 - 1815
Thomas PictonBritish Army officer - 1833RRobert Hett ChapmanAmerican Presbyterian minister
- 1835
William CobbettEnglish pamphleteer, farmer and journalist
- 1860
Friedrich Wilhelm von BismarckGerman general, diplomat, and writer - 1866
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Samuel Butler (novelist)English novelist and critic - 1905
Carmine CroccoItalian brigand and revolutionary - 1916
Max ImmelmannGerman World War I flying ace - 1917
Titu MaiorescuRomanian literary critic and politician - 1921
Abdul Awwal JaunpuriIndian Islamic scholar - 1922
Jacobus KapteynDutch astronomer - 1926
Olga Constantinovna of RussiaQueen of Greece from 1867 to 1913 - 1928
Roald AmundsenNorwegian polar explorer - 1936
Maxim GorkyRussian and Soviet writer - 1937
Gaston DoumerguePresident of France from 1924 to 1931 - 1942
Arthur PryorAmerican bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist in the Sousa Band - 1943IIlias DegiannisGreek naval officer and resistance leader
- 1945
Florence BascomAmerican professor of geology - 1945
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.American lieutenant general - 1947
Shigematsu SakaibaraJapanese officer, war criminal 1898–1947 - 1948
Edward BrookerAustralian politician - 1959
Ethel BarrymoreAmerican actress - 1963
Pedro ArmendárizMexican actor - 1964
Giorgio MorandiItalian painter - 1967
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- 1971
Thomas GomezAmerican actor - 1971
Paul KarrerSwiss organic chemist - 1974
Júlio César de Mello e SouzaBrazilian mathematician - 1974
Georgy ZhukovSoviet military leader - 1975
Hugo BergmannIsraeli philosopher - 1978
Walter C. AlvarezAmerican medical doctor - 1980
Terence FisherBritish film director and film editor - 1980
André LeducqFrench cyclist
- 1982
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John CheeverAmerican novelist and short story writer - 1982
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- 1986
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Peter Allen (musician)Australian singer-songwriter - 1992
Mordecai ArdonIsraeli painter - 1993
Craig RodwellAmerican gay rights activist - 1996
Endel PuuseppEstonian pilot in Soviet service - 1997
Lev KopelevSoviet author and dissident - 1998
Felix KnightAmerican actor - 2000
Nancy MarchandAmerican actress
- 2003
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- 2007
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- 2008
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- 2010
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- 2011
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- 2012
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- 2013
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- 2013
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- 2014
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- 2015
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- 2018
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- 2023
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- 2024
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Who died on June 18?
125 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 18, including Leo III the Isaurian, Elisabeth of Schönau, Emperor Chūkyō. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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56 documented historical events happened on June 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty. On the same day, in another year: Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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