Historical Events In May - 18

1954  On this day in history european Convention on Human Rights goes into effect  

1955  On May - 18 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 this day in history.  

1955  Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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

1955  On May - 18 mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79  

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

1956  Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam on May - 18.  

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

1956  Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on May - 18.  

1960  On this day in history eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years)  

1961  Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on May - 18.  

1963  On this day in history "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1  

1964  David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC on May - 18.  

1964  Forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain  

1965  On this day in history eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72  

1966  Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1967  On May - 18 silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London  

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

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

1971  On May - 18 bulgarian constitution goes into effect  

1971  President Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus on May - 18.  

1971  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 on this day in history.  

1971  Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found on this day in history.  

1971  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1972  Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53 on May - 18.  

1973  Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany on May - 18.  

1973  Jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92 on May - 18.  

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1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

1186  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)  

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

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on May - 18.  

1401  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.