Historical Events In May - 18

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 May - 18.  

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 May - 18 peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts  

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

1401  On May - 18 władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372  

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

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

1587  On May - 18 felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies  

1588  The Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August on May - 18.  

1593  On May - 18 playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.  

1596  On this day in history willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya  

1619  Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies  

1631  English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right on this day in history.  

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

1642  Montréal Canada founded on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 18 rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 18.  

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

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  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

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

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

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

1401  Death of 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 this day in history.  

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.  

1550  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

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

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)