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Events on Sunday 18 May 1692 1
1617 – 1692Elias Ashmole (1617-1692)Died 18 May 1692, aged 74English antiquary, politician, and collector Elias Ashmole died at his home in Lambeth. His collection of curiosities, donated to the University of Oxford, formed the founding collection of the Ashmolean Museum, one of the world's first public museums. He was also a founding member of the Royal Society.