Historical Events In May - 18

1954  On May - 18 european Convention on Human Rights goes into effect   

1955  28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya NM (state record) on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 18 atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia   

1955  Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam on May - 18.   

1955  On May - 18 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)   

1955  On May - 18 mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79   

1956  Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on this day in history.   

1956  Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1956  Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies   

1960  Eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years) on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 18 henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies   

1963  "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 on this day in history.   

1964  David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC on May - 18.   

1964  On May - 18 forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow   

1964  Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years on May - 18.   

1965  Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain on May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

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

1969  Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit on May - 18.   

1971  On this day in history bulgarian constitution goes into effect   

1971  President Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus on May - 18.   

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

1971  Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found on this day in history.   

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

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

1972  On May - 18 john Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded   

1972  On May - 18 eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53   

1973  On this day in history 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  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  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 May - 18.   

1711  On this day in history birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer   

0526  On May - 18 john I, Pope (523-26), dies   

1160  On May - 18 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  Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

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