Historical Events In May - 18
Sunday, 18 May 2025
1096 Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm today in history.
1152 Today in history 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 on May - 18.
1291 Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre today in history.
1302 Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) today in history.
1385 Today in history peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts
1385 Today in history 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 today in history.
1588 On May - 18 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 on May - 18.
1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya today in history.