Famous Deaths In May - 18

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.  

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on this day in history.  

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)  

1550  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on May - 18.  

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)  

1587  On this day in history felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies  

1625  On May - 18 francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies  

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37  

1692  Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54  

1733  On this day in history georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71  

1767  On this day in history thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28  

1780  On this day in history death of charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland  

1781  Death of Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742) on this day in history.  

1799  On May - 18 pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies  

1800  Death of Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729) on May - 18.  

1807  On this day in history death of john Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (b. 1721)  

1808  On May - 18 jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49  

1829  On May - 18 bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72  

1832  On May - 18 bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62  

1839  Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 on May - 18.  

1844  On this day in history death of richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)  

1848  William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF on this day in history.  

1862  On May - 18 william H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48  

1864  On this day in history james Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41  

1889  Death of Isabella Glyn Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history death of jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien, French philosopher (b. 1813)  

1909  On May - 18 george Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81  

1910  On May - 18 flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66  

1911  On this day in history gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50  

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1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

1186  On May - 18 birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)  

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)  

1551  On this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.  

1662  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

1692  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on May - 18.