Historical Events In May - 18
Friday, 20 April 2018
1891 On this day in history rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)
1896 US Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson) on this day in history.
1896 US Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson) on May - 18.
1896 Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history irish Music Festival first held (Dublin)
1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) on May - 18.
1897 On this day in history frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace)
1898 Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada) on May - 18.
1899 On May - 18 world Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference
1899 On May - 18 world Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference
1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga on this day in history.
1900 Tonga becomes a British protectorate on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825)
1901 On May - 18 harry Robert Wilson, composer
1902 On this day in history [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man)
1903 George E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile) on May - 18.
1904 On this day in history american Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco
1904 On May - 18 jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY)
1905 Eric Zeisl, composer on this day in history.
1906 The Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 May - 18.
1910 The first ever conference on air traffic opens in Paris on May - 18.
1910 On May - 18 arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian
1910 Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on May - 18.
1911 On May - 18 president/dictator José Porfirio Diaz of México term ends
1911 On May - 18 pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends
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 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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