Historical Events In May - 18

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

1096  Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm on May - 18.  

1152  Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine on May - 18.  

1160  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies  

1268  The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch on May - 18.  

1291  Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre on May - 18.  

1302  Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) on this day in history.  

1385  On May - 18 peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts  

1385  On this day in history peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts  

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

1410  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

1536  Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery on May - 18.  

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

1588  On May - 18 the Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August  

1593  On this day in history playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.  

1596  On May - 18 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya  

1619  On May - 18 hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison  

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on May - 18.  

1631  English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right on May - 18.  

1631  On May - 18 john Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts  

1642  On May - 18 montréal Canada founded  

1642  On this day in history the Canadian City of Montreal is founded  

1642  Montreal Canada founded on May - 18.  

1643  On this day in history delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation  

1652  Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal on this day in history.  

1652  On May - 18 rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal  

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 this day in history joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

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

1703  Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne on May - 18.  

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

1724  Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54 on May - 18.  

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

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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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

1692  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

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

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.  

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

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  On May - 18 ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

1450  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.