Historical Events In May - 18
Friday, 11 July 2025
0526 On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies
1096 Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1291 On May - 18 sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre
1302 On May - 18 trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)
1385 Peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts on May - 18.
1385 On May - 18 peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts
1401 Władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1593 On May - 18 playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on May - 18.
1619 On this day in history hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison
1625 On this day in history francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies
1631 On May - 18 english colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right
1631 On May - 18 john Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts
1642 On this day in history montréal Canada founded
1642 The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on May - 18.
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 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 May - 18 jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37
1692 Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian on this day in history.
1692 Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on this day in history.
1703 On May - 18 dutch & English troops occupy Cologne
1711 On this day in history 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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