Events on 18 May 51
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Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
Year 872
Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as 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.
Year 1152
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become king 2 years later, after the death of his cousin once removed King Stephen of England.
Year 1268
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
Year 1302
Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
Year 1388
During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu leads a Chinese army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.
Year 1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
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Deaths on 18 May 90
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