Historical Events For May - 18

1891  Rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist) on this day in history.  

1896  On May - 18 uS Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson)  

1896  On May - 18 uS Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson)  

1896  Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England on this day in history.  

1897  Irish Music Festival first held (Dublin) on May - 18.  

1897  Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace)  

1898  On this day in history juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada)  

1899  World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference on May - 18.  

1899  On May - 18 world Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference  

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1900  On May - 18 britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga  

1900  On May - 18 tonga becomes a British protectorate  

1900  On May - 18 sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825)  

1901  Harry Robert Wilson, composer on this day in history.  

1902  [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man) on May - 18.  

1903  George E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile) on this day in history.  

1904  On May - 18 american Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco  

1904  On May - 18 jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY)  

1905  On May - 18 eric Zeisl, composer  

1906  The Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized on May - 18.  

1907  On this day in history clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal)  

1909  On this day in history fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36)  

1909  On May - 18 george Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81  

1910  Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history the first ever conference on air traffic opens in Paris  

1910  On May - 18 arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian  

1910  On this day in history flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66  

1911  President/dictator José Porfirio Diaz of México term ends on May - 18.  

1911  Pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends on this day in history.  

1911  Joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll) on this day in history.  

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies  

1912  A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension on May - 18.  

1912  On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer  

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1048  On this day in history birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

1186  On May - 18 birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)  

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.  

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 May - 18.  

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  On this day in history birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer  

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

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1401  Death of Władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372 on May - 18.  

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

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on this day in history.  

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.  

1551  On May - 18 death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)