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 May - 18.  

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on this day in history.  

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.  

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

1550  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

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

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)  

1587  Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.  

1625  On May - 18 francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1780  On May - 18 death of charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland  

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  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 May - 18.  

1808  On this day in history jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49  

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

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

1839  On this day in history carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57  

1844  Death of Richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780) on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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.