Famous Deaths In May - 18

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

1401  On this day in history death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372  

1410  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

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

1550  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

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

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on this day in history.  

1587  Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies on May - 18.  

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on May - 18.  

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1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48  

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

1692  On May - 18 elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies  

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

1733  On May - 18 georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71  

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

1780  Death of Charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland on May - 18.  

1781  On May - 18 death of túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742)  

1799  On this day in history pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies  

1800  On May - 18 death of alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)  

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

1808  Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1829  Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62  

1839  On May - 18 carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57  

1844  On May - 18 death of richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)  

1848  On this day in history william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF  

1862  William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.  

1864  On May - 18 james Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41  

1889  On May - 18 death of isabella Glyn Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress (b. 1823)  

1900  On May - 18 death of jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien, French philosopher (b. 1813)  

1909  George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 on May - 18.  

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1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on this day in history.  

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

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.  

1551  On May - 18 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  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

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

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.