Historical Events In May - 18

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

1096  Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm on this day in history.   

1152  On May - 18 henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.   

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

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

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

1302  On this day in history trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)   

1385  Peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts on this day in history.   

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

1401  On May - 18 wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw 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   

1536  Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery on this day in history.   

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

1588  On May - 18 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  On this day in history willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

1619  Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1631  John Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1642  Montréal Canada founded on May - 18.   

1642  On May - 18 the Canadian City of Montreal is founded   

1642  Montreal Canada founded on this day in history.   

1643  On May - 18 delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation   

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

1652  Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal on May - 18.   

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

1675  On this day in history 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 this day in history ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

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   

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1551  On May - 18 death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)