Historical Events In May - 18

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

1096  On May - 18 crusaders massacre Jews of Worm  

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

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on May - 18.  

1268  On this day in history 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 May - 18 trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)  

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

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

1401  Władysław 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.  

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

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

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

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

1619  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1642  On May - 18 montréal Canada founded  

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

1642  On May - 18 montreal Canada founded  

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

1652  On this day in history rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal  

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

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37  

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian on this day in history.  

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

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

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)  

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  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

1401  Death of Władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on May - 18.  

1410  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)