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  Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1593  On this day in history 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 May - 18 hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison   

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on May - 18.   

1631  On this day in history 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 May - 18 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 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 this day in history jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian on May - 18.   

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

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

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer on May - 18.   

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 this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

1474  On this day in history birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

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

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

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.   

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on May - 18.   

0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

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

1450  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

1550  On May - 18 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 May - 18.