Historical Events In May - 18
Sunday, 24 September 2023
0526 On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies
1096 Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm on May - 18.
1152 On May - 18 henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
1160 Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.
1268 The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch on this day in history.
1291 Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 May - 18.
1410 Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.
1536 On May - 18 anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery
1587 On May - 18 felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies
1588 On this day in history 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 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on May - 18.
1619 On May - 18 hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison
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 May - 18 montréal Canada founded
1642 The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on this day in history.
1642 On May - 18 montreal Canada founded
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 On May - 18 rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal
1653 Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48 on May - 18.
1675 On May - 18 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 May - 18 ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer
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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