Page 4: Historical Events In May - 18

1891  On this day in history rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)   

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  On May - 18 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 this day in history world Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference   

1899  On this day in history 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 May - 18.   

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  [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history george E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile)   

1904  On May - 18 american Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco   

1904  On this day in history jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY)   

1905  On this day in history eric Zeisl, composer   

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

1907  Clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal) on this day in history.   

1909  Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36) on May - 18.   

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  The first ever conference on air traffic opens in Paris on May - 18.   

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

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

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

1911  On May - 18 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 this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history 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  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer on May - 18.   

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

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

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

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on May - 18.   

1401  On May - 18 death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw 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  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on this day in history.   

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)