Page 7: Historical Events In May - 18

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

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

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 May - 18.   

1955  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 18 hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy   

1956  On May - 18 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 May - 18 henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies   

1963  "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 on May - 18.   

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

1964  On this day in history forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow   

1964  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  Tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial on this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

1969  On this day in history apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit   

1971  On this day in history bulgarian constitution goes into effect   

1971  President Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3   

1971  On May - 18 vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found   

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

1972  "Me & The Chimp" last airs on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 18 john Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded   

1972  On this day in history eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53   

1973  Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany on this day in history.   

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

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

1186  On this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

1474  On this day in history birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

1551  On this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.   

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on this day in history.   

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on May - 18.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.   

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  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on May - 18.   

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