This Day In European History

18th August

Events
1503: The death of Pope Alexander seriously weakens the position of Cesare Borgia, who can no longer field the papal army.
1587: Virginia Dare becomes the first English person born in America.
1810: King Charles XIII of Sweden adopts French general Jean Bernadotte as his heir.

Births
1750: Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (who allegedly poisoned Mozart).
1792: John Russell, British prime minister.
1830: Emperor Franz-Josef I of Austria-Hungary born.

Deaths
472: Flavius Ricimer, Roman general and effective ruler of the Western Roman empire.
1503: Pope Alexander VI, probably poisoned.
1510: Edmund Dudley, English minister, executed.
1642: Guido Reni, Italian painter.
1678: Andrew Marvell, English poet.
1707: William Cavendish, English politician.
1765: Holy Roman Emperor Francis I.
1850: Honoré de Balzac, French writer.

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