Events & Holidays In May - 18

Battle of Las Peidras (Uruguay)

Flag & University Day (Haiti)

International Museum Day (International)

Manger pour Gran'n Aloumandia (Haiti)

Revival & Unity Day (Turkmenistan)

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

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

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

1662  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

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

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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

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