Historical Events In May - 18

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1385  On this day in history peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts  

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

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1410  On May - 18 ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

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 this day in history the Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August  

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  On this day in history hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison  

1625  On May - 18 francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies  

1631  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1652  Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal on May - 18.  

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48  

1675  On this day in history jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37  

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

1692  On May - 18 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  On this day in history johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54  

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 this day in history.  

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.  

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.  

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 18 death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372  

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

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

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.  

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on May - 18.  

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