Page 8: Historical Events In May - 18

1974  "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 on May - 18.   

1974  India becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb on May - 18.   

1974  On this day in history daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61   

1975  Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1977  A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164 on May - 18.   

1977  Menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister on May - 18.   

1978  Italy legalizes abortion on this day in history.   

1978  On May - 18 russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work   

1980  On this day in history belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms   

1980  China People's Republic launch first intercontinental rocket on this day in history.   

1980  Fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru on May - 18.   

1980  On May - 18 in Washington State, a 5.2 quake was felt (V) at Yakima and (IV) in many parts of Washington and Oregon. This earthquake occurred only seconds before the explosion which began the eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano.   

1980  On May - 18 mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die   

1980  On May - 18 mt St. Helens, North America, erupts causing widespread damage   

1980  On May - 18 ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23   

1981  On May - 18 arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73   

1982  On May - 18 unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion   

1983  Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program on May - 18.   

1983  Sri Lanka impose a State of Emergency after election violence on May - 18.   

1985  On this day in history "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3   

1985  The first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) on May - 18.   

1985  On May - 18 tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82   

1986  On May - 18 chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups   

1986  On May - 18 south African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia   

1986  On May - 18 john Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84   

1987  On this day in history wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73   

1988  Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl   

1990  On May - 18 "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs   

1990  On May - 18 east and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty   

1990  Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant on May - 18.   

1990  Treaty forming the basis for monetary union between East and West Germany signed on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 18 jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54   

1991  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

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

1186  On May - 18 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  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  On May - 18 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  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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