WHAT HAPPENED ON 18. AUGUST
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Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria. (18. August 684)

The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias. (18. August 1304)

The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces. (18. August 1487)

Marriage in Paris, France of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics. (18. August 1572)

Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas. (18. August 1587)

John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted. (18. August 1590)

The trials of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes. (18. August 1612)

Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France. (18. August 1634)

A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. (18. August 1783)

The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads in 1838 (18. August 1838)

Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas. (18. August 1848)

American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern – Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. (18. August 1864)

French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium. (18. August 1868)

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought. (18. August 1870)

Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos. (18. August 1877)

Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead. (18. August 1891)

German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers. (18. August 1903)

A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. (18. August 1917)

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. (18. August 1920)

The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (18. August 1938)