Historical Events In May - 18

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

1955  On this day in history 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  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on May - 18.   

1956  On this day in history hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy   

1956  On May - 18 queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam   

1956  On May - 18 hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy   

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

1960  On May - 18 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  "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history david Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC   

1964  On May - 18 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  On this day in history gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain   

1965  Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72 on May - 18.   

1966  On May - 18 paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78   

1967  Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London on May - 18.   

1967  On May - 18 tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial   

1967  Andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances on this day in history.   

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

1971  Bulgarian constitution goes into effect on May - 18.   

1971  On May - 18 president Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus   

1971  On May - 18 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3   

1971  On this day in history vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found   

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

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

1972  On this day in history john Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded   

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

1973  On May - 18 russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany   

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 this day in history.   

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on May - 18.   

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

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.   

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

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  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on this day in history.   

1450  On this day in history death of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397)   

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on May - 18.   

1551  Death of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) on this day in history.   

1584  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on May - 18.