Historical Events In May - 18

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

1186  On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.   

1551  On this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

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

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on May - 18.   

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on May - 18.   

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.   

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

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.   

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

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)