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  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 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history leon Shenandoah, native American leader   

1916  On May - 18 uS pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft   

1917  US passes Selective Service act on May - 18.   

1917  On May - 18 satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris   

1917  Charles Wintour, journalist on May - 18.   

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

1918  On this day in history the birth of Pope John Paul II, Head of the Catholic Church   

1918  On this day in history tNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale PA kills 200   

1918  On this day in history neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia   

1918  On May - 18 john Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- )   

1918  On this day in history toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34   

1919  Margot Fonteyn, Surrey England, prima ballerina (Giselle) on this day in history.   

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

1920  John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978-2005) on this day in history.   

1921  Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist on May - 18.   

1922  On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours)   

1922  On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)   

1922  Bill Macy, Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta) on May - 18.   

1923  On May - 18 liam Sullivan, Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes)   

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

1926  Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice CA; She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped on this day in history.   

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  On May - 18 ritz Hotel opens in Boston   

1927  "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapses on this day in history.   

1927  Richard Body, MP on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 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 this day in history johan N Block, aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland)   

1930  Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last) on May - 18.   

1930  Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 18 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  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

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 May - 18.   

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

0526  On this day in history john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

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

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

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

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 May - 18.