Historical Events In May - 18

1096  Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm   

1152  Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine   

1268  The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch   

1291  Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre   

1302  Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)   

1385  Peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts   

1385  Peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts   

1536  Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery   

1588  The Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August   

1593  Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.   

1596  Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

1048  Omar khayyám: Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher   

1186  Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod   

1474  Isabella d'este: Marquise of mantua   

1551  Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1610  Stefano della bella: Italian printmaker   

1662  George smalridge: English bishop of bristol   

1692  Joseph butler: Wantage berkshire, theologian   

1711  Ruggiero g boscovich: [rudzer j boskovic], italian astronomer   

0526  John i: Pope (523-26),   

1160  Erik ix helgi: [the saint], king of sweden,   

1401  WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw opolczyk (german: ladislaus von oppel: Count palatine of hungary 1367-1372, governor of halych-volhynia 1372   

1410  Ruprecht: Roman catholics german king,   

1450  Sejong the great of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1397)   

1550  John: Cardinal of lorraine, french churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1584  Ikeda motosuke: Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)