Page 5: Historical Events In May - 18

1913  Otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1914  Anthony Fell, British MP on this day in history.   

1915  On May - 18 major General Sir William Bridges, Commander of the First Division, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), dies of wounds inflicted at Anzac Cove on 15 May His body is buried in the grounds of the Royal Military College, Duntroon   

1915  Leon Shenandoah, native American leader on May - 18.   

1916  US pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft on this day in history.   

1917  US passes Selective Service act on May - 18.   

1917  On May - 18 satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris   

1917  Charles Wintour, journalist on May - 18.   

1918  On this day in history netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia   

1918  On this day in history the birth of Pope John Paul II, Head of the Catholic Church   

1918  TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale PA kills 200 on this day in history.   

1918  Neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia on May - 18.   

1918  On this day in history john Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- )   

1918  Toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1919  Margot Fonteyn, Surrey England, prima ballerina (Giselle) on this day in history.   

1920  On May - 18 46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6   

1920  On May - 18 john Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978-2005)   

1921  On this day in history anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist   

1922  On May - 18 dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours)   

1922  Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) on May - 18.   

1922  On May - 18 bill Macy, Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta)   

1923  Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes) on May - 18.   

1924  On May - 18 jack Whitaker, Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS)   

1926  Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice CA; She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped on May - 18.   

1926  Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice Calif She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped on May - 18.   

1927  On May - 18 ritz Hotel opens in Boston   

1927  "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapses on this day in history.   

1927  Richard Body, MP on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history g R Hall, nuclear scientist   

1929  On this day in history 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8   

1929  On May - 18 johan N Block, aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland)   

1930  Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last) on May - 18.   

1930  On this day in history joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68   

1933  On this day in history tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams   

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1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)   

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on this day in history.   

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

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

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1410  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.   

1450  Death of Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1397) on May - 18.   

1550  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1584  On this day in history death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)