Historical Events In May - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0526 John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.
1096 On May - 18 crusaders massacre Jews of Worm
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 On this day in history the Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch.
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 this day in history.
1385 Peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts on May - 18.
1401 On this day in history władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372
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 this day in history.
1587 On this day in history felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies
1588 On May - 18 the Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August
1593 Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe on May - 18.
1596 On May - 18 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
1619 On May - 18 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 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right on this day in history.
1631 On this day in history john Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts
1642 Montréal Canada founded on May - 18.
1642 The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on this day in history.
1642 On this day in history montreal Canada founded
1643 On this day in history delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation
1652 Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal on this day in history.
1652 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal on this day in history.
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 On this day in history joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian
1692 Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on this day in history.
1703 Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne on May - 18.
1711 On May - 18 ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer
1724 On May - 18 johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54
1733 On this day in history georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71
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