Historical Events In May - 18
Monday, 05 January 2026
0526 John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history. 

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 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 this day in history. 

1302 On May - 18 trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) 

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

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 May - 18. 

1410 Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history. 

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

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 May - 18. 

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 this day in history montréal Canada founded 

1642 On this day in history the Canadian City of Montreal is founded 

1642 Montreal Canada founded on this day in history. 

1643 Delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation on this day in history. 

1652 Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal on this day in history. 

1652 On this day in history rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal 

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

1675 Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37 on May - 18. 

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

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 this day in history. 

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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