Historical Events In May - 18

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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1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on this day in history.  

1186  On this day in history 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  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

1692  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian  

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer  

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

1160  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies  

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

1410  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies  

1450  On this day in history death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)  

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.  

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

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