Famous Deaths In May - 18

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.  

1160  On this day in history 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  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.  

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  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies  

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1653  On May - 18 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1767  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28 on May - 18.  

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  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  Bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62 on May - 18.  

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

1844  On this day in history death of richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)  

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

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

1909  On this day in history george Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81  

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

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

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.  

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)  

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.  

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer