Page 2: Historical Events In May - 18

1744  Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) on this day in history.   

1756  On May - 18 england declares war on France   

1759  On May - 18 charles Duquesnoy, composer   

1765  On May - 18 fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec.   

1767  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28 on May - 18.   

1780  Charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland on this day in history.   

1783  First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer   

1794  On May - 18 2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)   

1797  On this day in history frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony (1836-54)   

1798  Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies   

1803  Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy & Switzerland on this day in history.   

1804  Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed emperor by the French Senate on this day in history.   

1804  On May - 18 napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France   

1808  Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 on May - 18.   

1811  Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891   

1817  On this day in history james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1819  Julius Hopp, composer on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil   

1829  Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1830  Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower on this day in history.   

1830  Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever on this day in history.   

1830  On May - 18 karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)   

1832  Bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62 on May - 18.   

1836  Isidor Vorobchievici, composer on this day in history.   

1839  On May - 18 carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57   

1843  United Free Church of Scotland forms on this day in history.   

1846  US troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros on May - 18.   

1848  Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany on this day in history.   

1848  William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF on this day in history.   

1850  Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere) on this day in history.   

1851  Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked 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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.   

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  On this day in history death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

1550  On this day in history 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.