Historical Events In May - 18

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

1096  On this day in history crusaders massacre Jews of Worm  

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

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

1268  The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch on May - 18.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.  

1536  On this day in history anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery  

1587  On this day in history 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  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  Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison on May - 18.  

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1642  On this day in history montréal Canada founded  

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

1642  On this day in history montreal Canada founded  

1643  On May - 18 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 May - 18.  

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

1675  On May - 18 jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37  

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

1692  On this day in history elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies  

1703  On this day in history dutch & English troops occupy Cologne  

1711  On May - 18 ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer  

1724  Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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  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 May - 18.  

1551  On this day in history 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  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.  

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer  

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.  

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on this day in history.  

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

1551  On this day in history 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.