Historical Events In May - 18

0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

1152  Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine on this day in history.  

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

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

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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 May - 18.  

1587  Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies on May - 18.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1642  Montréal Canada founded on May - 18.  

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

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  Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal on this day in history.  

1653  On May - 18 carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48  

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 this day in history.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

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

0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies  

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

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  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  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on May - 18.  

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