Page 4: Historical Events In May - 18

1891  On May - 18 rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)   

1896  On May - 18 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  Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England on May - 18.   

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

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

1897  On May - 18 frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace)   

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  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 May - 18.   

1900  On this day in history sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825)   

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1904  American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 18 jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY)   

1905  On this day in history eric Zeisl, composer   

1906  On this day in history the Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized   

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  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  On May - 18 flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66   

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

1911  Pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends on this day in history.   

1911  Joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll) on May - 18.   

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

1912  Maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies on this day in history.   

1912  A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension on May - 18.   

1912  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer on this day in history.   

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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  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  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

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 May - 18.   

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on this day in history.