Page 7: Historical Events In May - 18

1954  European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 18 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya NM (state record)   

1955  On this day in history atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia   

1955  On May - 18 queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam   

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

1955  On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79   

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

1956  On this day in history queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam   

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

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies   

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

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 May - 18.   

1964  On May - 18 supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years   

1965  Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain on May - 18.   

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  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  On May - 18 "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  On this day in history bulgarian constitution goes into effect   

1971  On this day in history president Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus   

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

1971  Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found on May - 18.   

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

1972  "Me & The Chimp" last airs on CBS-TV on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

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

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1048  Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131) was born on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.   

1550  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)