Historical Events In May - 18

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.  

1096  On May - 18 crusaders massacre Jews of Worm  

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

1160  On this day in history 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 May - 18.  

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

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

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  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  Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.  

1619  Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison on May - 18.  

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

1631  On May - 18 english colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right  

1631  John Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts on May - 18.  

1642  Montréal Canada founded on May - 18.  

1642  The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on May - 18.  

1642  Montreal Canada founded on this day in history.  

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

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

1692  Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on this day in history.  

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  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on May - 18.  

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)  

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

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  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.  

1711  On this day in history birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer  

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.  

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

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.