Page 2: Historical Events In May - 18

1744  Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) on May - 18.   

1756  On May - 18 england declares war on France   

1759  On May - 18 charles Duquesnoy, composer   

1765  Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

1788  On May - 18 hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer   

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

1797  Frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony (1836-54) on this day in history.   

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

1799  Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1804  Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France on May - 18.   

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

1811  On May - 18 battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas.   

1815  Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 on May - 18.   

1817  James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

1819  On May - 18 julius Hopp, composer   

1828  Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil on this day in history.   

1829  On May - 18 bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72   

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

1830  On May - 18 edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever   

1830  On this day in history karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)   

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

1836  Isidor Vorobchievici, composer on May - 18.   

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

1843  On May - 18 united Free Church of Scotland forms   

1846  On this day in history uS troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros   

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

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

1850  On May - 18 oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)   

1851  On May - 18 amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked   

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1048  On this day in history 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  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.   

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

1401  On this day in history death of 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   

1450  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

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.