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 this day in history.   

1268  The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch on this day in history.   

1291  Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre on May - 18.   

1302  On May - 18 trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)   

1385  On this day in history peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts   

1385  Peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts on May - 18.   

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

1410  On this day in history 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  Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies on May - 18.   

1588  The Spanish Armada sets sail for England; it is defeated by England the following August on this day in history.   

1593  On May - 18 playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.   

1596  On May - 18 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

1619  Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison on this day in history.   

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

1631  English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right on May - 18.   

1631  John Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts on May - 18.   

1642  On May - 18 montréal Canada founded   

1642  The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on May - 18.   

1642  Montreal Canada founded on May - 18.   

1643  Delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation on May - 18.   

1652  On May - 18 rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal   

1652  Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal on May - 18.   

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

1675  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1733  On this day in history georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71   

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1048  On May - 18 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  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies   

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 this day in history death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

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

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 this day in history.