Day In History
This Day in History
Today: May 18, 2026
332
Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.[1]
872
Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.[2]
1096
First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany.[3]
1152
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become king two years later, after the death of his cousin once removed King Stephen of England.
1268
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
1291
Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land.
1302
Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
1388
During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu leads a Ming army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.
1499
Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
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