Page 8: Historical Events In May - 18

1974  On May - 18 "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1   

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  Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history 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  On May - 18 russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work   

1980  On May - 18 belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms   

1980  On this day in history china People's Republic launch first intercontinental rocket   

1980  On May - 18 fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru   

1980  On this day in history 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.   

1980  On May - 18 mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die   

1980  Mt St. Helens, North America, erupts causing widespread damage on May - 18.   

1980  On this day in history ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23   

1981  Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1982  Unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion on May - 18.   

1983  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3   

1985  The first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) on May - 18.   

1985  Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 on May - 18.   

1986  Chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups on this day in history.   

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 this day in history "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs   

1990  On this day in history east and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty   

1990  Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant on this day in history.   

1990  Treaty forming the basis for monetary union between East and West Germany signed on May - 18.   

1990  On May - 18 jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54   

1991  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on May - 18.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.   

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

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

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

0526  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1410  On this day in history ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies   

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

1550  On May - 18 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  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)