Famous Deaths In May - 18

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

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

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  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies   

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.   

1550  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)   

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

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on this day in history.   

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

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies 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 this day in history.   

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

1724  Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54 on May - 18.   

1733  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 on May - 18.   

1767  On this day in history thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28   

1780  On May - 18 death of charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland   

1781  On May - 18 death of túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742)   

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

1800  On this day in history death of alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)   

1807  On this day in history death of john Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (b. 1721)   

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

1829  Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72 on May - 18.   

1832  On May - 18 bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62   

1839  On this day in history carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57   

1844  On May - 18 death of richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)   

1848  On this day in history william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF   

1862  On May - 18 william H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48   

1864  On May - 18 james Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41   

1889  Death of Isabella Glyn Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history death of jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien, French philosopher (b. 1813)   

1909  George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 on May - 18.   

1910  On this day in history flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66   

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.   

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