Historical Events Happened In May - 18

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

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

1896  US Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1897  Irish Music Festival first held (Dublin) on this day in history.  Share it »

1897  On this day in history irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)  Share it »

1897  Frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1899  World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1900  On this day in history britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga  Share it »

1900  Tonga becomes a British protectorate on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1901  On this day in history harry Robert Wilson, composer  Share it »

1902  On this day in history [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man)  Share it »

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

1904  On this day in history american Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco  Share it »

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

1905  Eric Zeisl, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1906  The Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1909  Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36) on this day in history.  Share it »

1909  George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »

1910  On this day in history passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic  Share it »

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

1910  On this day in history arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian  Share it »

1910  Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1911  On this day in history joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll)  Share it »

1911  On this day in history gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50  Share it »

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

1912  On this day in history a's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension  Share it »

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

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

1186  On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)  Share it »

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)  Share it »

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  Share it »

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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  Share it »

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

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

1550  On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  Share it »

1551  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)  Share it »

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