Historical Events In May - 18

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

1096  On May - 18 crusaders massacre Jews of Worm  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1302  On this day in history 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  On this day in history władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372  

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1410  On this day in history 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 May - 18.  

1587  Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1642  On this day in history montréal Canada founded  

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

1642  Montreal Canada founded on this day in history.  

1643  Delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

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

1703  On May - 18 dutch & English troops occupy Cologne  

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

1724  On this day in history johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54  

1733  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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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  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)  

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  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

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

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

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

1160  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies  

1401  Death of 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 this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history 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.