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  On May - 18 henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.  

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

1268  The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch on this day in history.  

1291  Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre on this day in history.  

1302  Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) on May - 18.  

1385  Peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts on May - 18.  

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

1401  WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on May - 18.  

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

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

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

1588  On this day in history the Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August  

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

1596  Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on May - 18.  

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

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

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

1631  On this day in history john Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts  

1642  On May - 18 montréal Canada founded  

1642  The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on this day in history.  

1642  On May - 18 montreal Canada founded  

1643  Delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation on May - 18.  

1652  Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal on May - 18.  

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

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

1675  On May - 18 jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37  

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

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

1703  On this day in history dutch & English troops occupy Cologne  

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

1724  On May - 18 johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54  

1733  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 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  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.  

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

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.  

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

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.  

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

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

1401  On May - 18 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 May - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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.