Page 4: Historical Events In May - 18

1891  On May - 18 rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)   

1896  On May - 18 uS Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson)   

1896  US Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson) on May - 18.   

1896  Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England on this day in history.   

1897  Irish Music Festival first held (Dublin) on May - 18.   

1897  On this day in history irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)   

1897  Frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace) on May - 18.   

1898  Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada) on May - 18.   

1899  World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference on this day in history.   

1899  World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference on this day in history.   

1900  Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga on May - 18.   

1900  On May - 18 tonga becomes a British protectorate   

1900  On May - 18 sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825)   

1901  Harry Robert Wilson, composer on May - 18.   

1902  On May - 18 [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man)   

1903  On this day in history george E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile)   

1904  American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY)   

1905  On May - 18 eric Zeisl, composer   

1906  The Federated Boys' Clubs, later to become the Boys' Clubs of America, are organized on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal)   

1909  Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36) on May - 18.   

1909  George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 on May - 18.   

1910  Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic on May - 18.   

1910  The first ever conference on air traffic opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian   

1910  Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66 on May - 18.   

1911  President/dictator José Porfirio Diaz of México term ends on this day in history.   

1911  Pres/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends on this day in history.   

1911  On May - 18 joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll)   

1911  On this day in history gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50   

1912  On May - 18 maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies   

1912  A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension on May - 18.   

1912  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1610  On May - 18 birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

1662  On this day in history birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.   

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  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 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  Death of Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559) on this day in history.