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  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 May - 18 ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

1450  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)  

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 May - 18.  

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)  

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

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on this day in history.  

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

1675  Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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

1724  On May - 18 johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54  

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

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

1780  Death of Charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland on this day in history.  

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

1799  Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies on May - 18.  

1800  Death of Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729) on this day in history.  

1807  Death of John Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57  

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

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

1862  William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on May - 18.  

1864  On this day in history 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 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  Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on May - 18.  

1911  On May - 18 gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50  

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1048  On this day in history birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

1186  On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)  

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.  

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  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.  

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