Historical Events In May - 18

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

1096  Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm on this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

1268  On May - 18 the Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch.   

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 May - 18 peace of Doornik Gent & Louis van Thoughts   

1385  On May - 18 peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts   

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

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is beheaded after being convicted for adultery   

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

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

1593  On this day in history 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 May - 18.   

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

1631  On this day in history english colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right   

1631  On May - 18 john Winthrop is elected first governor of Massachusetts   

1642  On this day in history montréal Canada founded   

1642  On this day in history the Canadian City of Montreal is founded   

1642  Montreal Canada founded on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history delegates from four New England colonies meet in Boston to form a confederation   

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

1652  On this day in history rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal   

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48   

1675  On May - 18 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 May - 18.   

1703  On May - 18 dutch & English troops occupy Cologne   

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

1724  On May - 18 johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54   

1733  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 on May - 18.   

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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 this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

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.   

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.   

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

1550  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)   

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.