Historical Events For May - 18

1891  Rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist) on May - 18.  

1896  On this day in history uS Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson)  

1896  On this day in history uS Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson)  

1896  On May - 18 walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England  

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

1897  On May - 18 irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)  

1897  Frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace) on May - 18.  

1898  On May - 18 juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada)  

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

1899  World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference on this day in history.  

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1900  Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga on this day in history.  

1900  On May - 18 tonga becomes a British protectorate  

1900  Sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825) on this day in history.  

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

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

1903  On May - 18 george E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile)  

1904  American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco on May - 18.  

1904  Jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY) on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history eric Zeisl, composer  

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

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  On May - 18 passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic  

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

1910  Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian on May - 18.  

1910  Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on May - 18.  

1911  President/dictator José Porfirio Diaz of México term ends on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends  

1911  On May - 18 joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll)  

1911  Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50 on May - 18.  

1912  On May - 18 maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies  

1912  On May - 18 a's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension  

1912  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)  

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.  

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  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.  

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  On this day in history death of władysław Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372  

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.  

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  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.