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  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 May - 18.   

1450  On this day in history 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  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on this day in history.   

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.   

1587  On this day in history felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies   

1625  Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies on May - 18.   

1653  On May - 18 carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48   

1675  On May - 18 jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37   

1692  Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies on this day in history.   

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

1733  On May - 18 georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71   

1767  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

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

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

1799  Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies on May - 18.   

1800  Death of Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729) on this day in history.   

1807  Death of John Douglas, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (b. 1721) on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49   

1829  On this day in history bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72   

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

1839  Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1844  Death of Richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780) on this day in history.   

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

1862  On this day in history 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  On May - 18 death of isabella Glyn Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress (b. 1823)   

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

1909  On this day in history george Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81   

1910  Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on May - 18.   

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 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  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.   

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

1551  On May - 18 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  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.   

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