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 May - 18 death of władysław 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  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

1551  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

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

1587  On this day in history felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies  

1625  On this day in history francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies  

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48 on May - 18.  

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

1692  Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on May - 18.  

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

1733  On this day in history georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71  

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

1780  On this day in history 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  Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

1800  Death of Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729) on May - 18.  

1807  On May - 18 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  Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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 May - 18.  

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

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on May - 18.  

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 May - 18.  

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)  

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

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.  

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.