Historical Events In May - 18

1954  On May - 18 european Convention on Human Rights goes into effect   

1955  On this day in history 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya NM (state record)   

1955  Atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia on May - 18.   

1955  Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam on May - 18.   

1955  28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) on this day in history.   

1955  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 18 hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy   

1956  Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1956  Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on May - 18.   

1956  On May - 18 maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies   

1960  Eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years) on May - 18.   

1961  On May - 18 henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies   

1963  On May - 18 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1   

1964  On this day in history david Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC   

1964  On May - 18 forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow   

1964  Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years on this day in history.   

1965  Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain on this day in history.   

1965  Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1966  Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78 on May - 18.   

1967  Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial   

1967  On May - 18 andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75   

1969  On this day in history "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances   

1969  On May - 18 apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit   

1971  Bulgarian constitution goes into effect on May - 18.   

1971  On May - 18 president Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus   

1971  On May - 18 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3   

1971  On May - 18 vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found   

1971  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 on May - 18.   

1972  On this day in history "Me & The Chimp" last airs on CBS-TV   

1972  John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded on May - 18.   

1972  On this day in history eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53   

1973  Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 18 jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92   

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1048  On May - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.   

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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