Famous Deaths In May - 18

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  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies   

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

1550  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on May - 18.   

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

1587  On May - 18 felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies   

1625  On this day in history francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies   

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1675  Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37 on May - 18.   

1692  On May - 18 elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies   

1724  On this day in history 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   

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  On this day in history death of túpac Amaru II, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742)   

1799  On May - 18 pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies   

1800  On May - 18 death of alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)   

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 this day in history 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 May - 18.   

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

1862  William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on May - 18.   

1864  On this day in history james Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41   

1889  On May - 18 death of isabella Glyn Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress (b. 1823)   

1900  Death of Jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien, French philosopher (b. 1813) on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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1048  On this day in history birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)   

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 this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history 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  On May - 18 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 May - 18.