Page 5: Historical Events In May - 18

1913  Otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70 on May - 18.   

1914  Anthony Fell, British MP on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history uS pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft   

1917  On this day in history uS passes Selective Service act   

1917  On this day in history satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris   

1917  Charles Wintour, journalist on May - 18.   

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  On May - 18 tNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale PA kills 200   

1918  Neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history john Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- )   

1918  Toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1919  On May - 18 margot Fonteyn, Surrey England, prima ballerina (Giselle)   

1920  On May - 18 46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6   

1920  On May - 18 john Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978-2005)   

1921  Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist on this day in history.   

1922  Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours) on May - 18.   

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  Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history jack Whitaker, Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS)   

1926  On this day in history 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 May - 18.   

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  On May - 18 g R Hall, nuclear scientist   

1929  55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 on May - 18.   

1929  On May - 18 johan N Block, aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland)   

1930  On May - 18 barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last)   

1930  Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68 on May - 18.   

1933  On this day in history tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams   

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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 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  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.   

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.   

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

1450  On May - 18 death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

1550  On May - 18 death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  On May - 18 death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

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