Historical Events In May - 18
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1913 On this day in history otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70
1914 On this day in history anthony Fell, British MP
1915 On this day in history major General Sir William Bridges, Commander of the First Division, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), dies of wounds inflicted at Anzac Cove on 15 May His body is buried in the grounds of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
1915 Leon Shenandoah, native American leader on May - 18.
1916 On this day in history uS pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft
1917 US passes Selective Service act on this day in history.
1917 On this day in history satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris
1917 On May - 18 charles Wintour, journalist
1918 On this day in history netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia
1918 On May - 18 the birth of Pope John Paul II, Head of the Catholic Church
1918 TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale PA kills 200 on May - 18.
1918 On May - 18 neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia
1918 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- ) on May - 18.
1918 On this day in history toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34
1919 On this day in history margot Fonteyn, Surrey England, prima ballerina (Giselle)
1920 On this day in history 46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6
1920 On this day in history john Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978-2005)
1921 Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours)
1922 Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history bill Macy, Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta)
1923 On May - 18 liam Sullivan, Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes)
1924 Jack Whitaker, Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS) on this day in history.
1926 On May - 18 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice CA; She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped
1926 Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice Calif She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped on this day in history.
1927 Ritz Hotel opens in Boston on May - 18.
1927 On May - 18 "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapses
1927 Richard Body, MP on May - 18.
1928 G R Hall, nuclear scientist on May - 18.
1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 on this day in history.
1929 Johan N Block, aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland) on May - 18.
1930 On this day in history barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last)
1930 Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68 on May - 18.
1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams on this day in history.
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