Historical Events In May - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1974 "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 on May - 18.
1974 On May - 18 india becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb
1974 Daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61 on May - 18.
1975 On this day in history leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66
1977 On May - 18 a nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164
1977 On May - 18 menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister
1978 On this day in history italy legalizes abortion
1978 Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work on May - 18.
1980 Belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms on May - 18.
1980 On May - 18 china People's Republic launch first intercontinental rocket
1980 Fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru on May - 18.
1980 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 on May - 18.
1980 Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die on May - 18.
1980 On this day in history mt St. Helens, North America, erupts causing widespread damage
1980 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23 on this day in history.
1981 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 on May - 18.
1982 On May - 18 unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion
1983 On May - 18 senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program
1983 Sri Lanka impose a State of Emergency after election violence on May - 18.
1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history the first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa)
1985 Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1986 Chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups on May - 18.
1986 South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia on this day in history.
1986 John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84 on May - 18.
1987 Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73 on May - 18.
1988 On May - 18 daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71
1989 Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl on this day in history.
1990 On May - 18 "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs
1990 On this day in history east and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty
1990 On this day in history judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
1990 Treaty forming the basis for monetary union between East and West Germany signed on May - 18.
1990 On this day in history 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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