Historical Events In May - 18
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0526 John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.
1096 On this day in history 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 The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch on May - 18.
1291 On May - 18 sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre
1302 Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) on this day in history.
1385 On this day in history 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 On May - 18 anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery
1587 Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.
1588 On this day in history the Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August
1593 On this day in history 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 Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on this day in history.
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 Montréal Canada founded on this day in history.
1642 On May - 18 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 May - 18.
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 On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48
1675 Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37 on May - 18.
1692 On May - 18 joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian
1692 Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on May - 18.
1703 Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne on May - 18.
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 Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 on May - 18.
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