May 18 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1956  Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam   

1956  Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy   

1956  Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies.   

1960  Eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years).   

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

1963  "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1.   

1964  David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC   

1964  Forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow   

1964  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   

1965  Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72.   

1966  Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78   

1967  Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London   

1967  Tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial.   

1967  Andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75.   

1969  "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances   

1969  Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit   

1971  Bulgarian constitution comes into force.   

1971  In this year, President Nixon rejects the 60 formally claims of Congressional Black Caucus   

1971  Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim are discovered.   

1972  "Me and The Chimp" last airs on CBS-TV   

1972  John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded   

1972  Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53   

1973  Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany   

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

1974  "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1   

1974  India is recorded as becoming 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.   

1974  Daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61.   

1975  Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66   

1977  A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164.   

1977  Menachem Begin is recorded as becoming Israel's Prime Minister.   

1978  Italy legalizes abortion.   

1978  Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work.   

1980  Belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms   

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1048  Omar khayyám: Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher   

1186  Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod   

1474  Isabella d'este: Marquise of mantua   

1551  Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1610  Stefano della bella: Italian printmaker   

1662  George smalridge: English bishop of bristol   

1692  Joseph butler: Wantage berkshire, theologian   

1711  Ruggiero g boscovich: [rudzer j boskovic], italian astronomer   

0526  Death of John i: Pope (523-26),   

1160  Death of Erik ix helgi: [the saint], king of sweden,   

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw opolczyk (german: ladislaus von oppel: Count palatine of hungary 1367-1372, governor of halych-volhynia 1372   

1410  Death of Ruprecht: Roman catholics german king,   

1450  Sejong the great of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1397)   

1550  John: Cardinal of lorraine, french churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1584  Death of Ikeda motosuke: Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)