Famous Deaths In May - 18

0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

1401  On May - 18 death of władysław 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  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.  

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.  

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on this day in history.  

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

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  

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

1675  On May - 18 jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37  

1692  On May - 18 elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies  

1724  Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54 on May - 18.  

1733  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 on May - 18.  

1767  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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 May - 18.  

1799  On May - 18 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  On this day in history jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49  

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

1832  Bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1844  Death of Richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780) on May - 18.  

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

1862  On this day in history 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 May - 18.  

1900  Death of Jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien, French philosopher (b. 1813) on May - 18.  

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

1910  On this day in history flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66  

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.  

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

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.  

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.  

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.  

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.