Page 5: Historical Events In May - 18

1913  On this day in history otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70   

1914  Anthony Fell, British MP on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

1915  On May - 18 leon Shenandoah, native American leader   

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

1917  On this day in history uS passes Selective Service act   

1917  Satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1917  Charles Wintour, journalist on May - 18.   

1918  Netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia on May - 18.   

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

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

1918  Neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia on May - 18.   

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

1918  On May - 18 toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34   

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

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  Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours) on this day in history.   

1922  On May - 18 dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)   

1922  Bill Macy, Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1927  On this day in history richard Body, MP   

1928  G R Hall, nuclear scientist on May - 18.   

1929  On this day in history 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8   

1929  Johan N Block, aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On May - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

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 this day in history.   

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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  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 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 May - 18.   

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.