April 18 in History
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Gratian, Roman emperor was born in 359, while Agallianos Kontoskeles, Byzantine commander and rebel leader died in 727.
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Born on April 18
- 359 — Gratian, Roman emperor (died 383)
- 588 — K'an II, Mayan ruler (died 658)
- 812 — Al-Wathiq, Abbasid caliph (died 847)
Died on April 18
- 727 — Agallianos Kontoskeles, Byzantine commander and rebel leader
- 850 — Perfectus, Spanish monk and martyr
- 909 — Dionysius II, Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
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