Famous Deaths In May - 18

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

1160  On May - 18 erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies   

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  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  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 May - 18.   

1587  On May - 18 felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies   

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

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

1675  Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37 on May - 18.   

1692  On May - 18 elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies   

1724  Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

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 this day in history pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies   

1800  On this day in history 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 May - 18.   

1829  On this day in history bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72   

1832  On May - 18 bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62   

1839  Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1848  William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF on May - 18.   

1862  On this day in history william H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48   

1864  James Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41 on May - 18.   

1889  On this day in history 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  George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1910  Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

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