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May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar (139th in
leap years ). There are 227 days remaining.
Contents
1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and Observances 5 External links
Events 1152 - Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine .
1268 - The Principality of Antioch , a crusader state , falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch ; Baibars ' destruction of the city of Antioch was so great as to permanently negate the city's importance.
1498 - Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut, India
1593 - Playwright Thomas Kyd 's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe .
1631 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts , John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts .
1652 - Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
1765 - Fire destroys a large part of Montreal , Quebec .
1783 - First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown , Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada after leaving the United States .
1803 - Napoleonic Wars : The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France .
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate .
1811 - Las Piedras Battle first great military triumph of the liberating revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay leaded by Jose Artigas .
1825 - Theodoros Kolokotronis , general in the Greek War of Independence is released from prison.
1848 - Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung ) in Frankfurt , Germany .
1863 - American Civil War : The Siege of Vicksburg begins, ending on July 4 .
1869 - Surrender and dissolution of the Ezo Republic to Japan .
1869 - The Public Credit Act is passed by Ulysses S. Grant , one of his first actions as President of the United States . The Act endorsed the payment of the national debt after the American Civil War in gold currency instead of greenbacks .
1876 - Wyatt Earp starts work in Dodge City , Kansas under Marshal Larry Deger .
1896 - The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson separate but equal is constitutional.
1896 - Khodynka Tragedy : a mass panic on Khodynka Field during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II resulted in the deaths of 1389 people.
1897 - Dracula , a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published.
1900 - The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga .
1910 - The Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley .
1917 - World War I : The Selective Service Act passes the U.S. Congress giving the President the power of conscription .
1926 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears while visiting a Venice, California , beach.
1927 - The Bath School Disaster : Forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan .
1933 - New Deal : President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority .
1944 - World War II : Battle of Monte Cassino - Germans evacuate Monte Cassino and Allied forces take the stronghold after a struggle that claimed 20,000 lives.
1944 - Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union government.
1944 - World War II : SS troops burn down six villages in the Brkini hills in south western Slovenia .
1948 - The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking .
1953 - Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier (she flew in a F-86 Sabrejet at an average speed of 652.337 miles per hour (1049.835 km/h) at Rogers Dry Lake , California ).
1958 - An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).
1959 - Launching of the National Liberation Committee of Côte d'Ivoire in Conakry , Guinea .
1969 - Apollo program : Apollo 10 launches.
1974 - Nuclear test : Under project Smiling Buddha , India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
1974 - Completion of the Warsaw radio mast , the tallest construction ever built at the time. It later collapses on August 8 , 1991 .
1980 - 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption : Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington , killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
1980 - Ian Curtis , Joy Division singer, committed suicide in his own house.
1980 - Gwangju Massacre : Students in Gwangju , South Korea begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms.
1983 - In Ireland , scene of remarkable pirate radio broadcasting during the decade, the Government launched a crackdown, with the leading Dublin pirate Radio Nova being put off the air.
1990 - In France , a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record - 515.3km/h - superseding the previous record of 406.9km/h set by the German InterCityExperimental train
1991 - Helen Sharman from Sheffield becomes the first Briton to orbit in Space
1991 - Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland however it is unrecognised by the international community.
1992 - The Archivist of the United States issues a proclamation to officially announce that the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been ratified, despite more than 200 years for completion of the ratification process by the state legislatures .
1995 - Alain Juppé becomes Prime Minister of France .
1998 - United States v. Microsoft :United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states file an antitrust case against Microsoft .
2006 - The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
Births 1048 - Omar Khayyám , Persian poet (d. 1131 )
1186 - Konstantin of Rostov , Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218 )
1474 - Isabella d'Este , Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539 )
1610 - Stefano della Bella , Italian printmaker (d. 1664 )
1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger , German composer (d. 1667 )
1662 (O.S. ) - George Smalridge , English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719 )
1692 (O.S. ) - Joseph Butler , English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752 )
1711 - Ruđer Josip Bošković , Serbian atomic theorist (d. 1787 )
1778 - Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854 )
1785 - John Wilson , Scottish writer (d. 1854 )
1797 - Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854 )
1850 - Oliver Heaviside , English physicist (d. 1925 )
1868 - Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov , Nicholas II, Last Emperor of Russia (d. 1918 )
1872 - Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell , English mathematician and philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 1970 )
1876 - Hermann Müller , Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931 )
1882 - Babe Adams , Baseball player (d. 1968 )
1883 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra , President of Brazil (d. 1974 )
1883 - Walter Gropius , German architect (d. 1969 )
1887 - Jeanie MacPherson , American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946 )
1889 - Thomas Midgley , American chemist and inventor (d. 1944 )
1891 - Rudolf Carnap , German philosopher (d. 1970 )
1892 - Ezio Pinza , Italian-born bass (d. 1957 )
1897 - Frank Capra , American producer, director, and writer (d. 1991 )
1901 - Vincent du Vigneaud , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978 )
1902 - Meredith Willson , American composer (d. 1984 )
1905 - Hedley Verity , English cricketer (d. 1943 )
1907 - Carl Mydans , American photographer (d. 2004 )
1911 - Big Joe Turner , American blues singer (d. 1985 )
1912 - Perry Como , American singer (d. 2001 )
1912 - Richard Brooks , American film director, writer and producer (d. 1992 )
1912 - Walter Sisulu , South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2003 )
1913 - Jane Birdwood , British anti-Semitic activist (d. 2000 )
1913 - Charles Trenet , French singer and songwriter (d. 2001 )
1913 - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy , Fifth President of India (d. 1996 )
1914 - Pierre Balmain , French fashion designer (d. 1982 )
1918 - George Welch , American pilot and war hero (d. 1954 )
1919 - Dame Margot Fonteyn , English ballet dancer (d. 1991 )
1920 - Pope John Paul II (d. 2005 )
1920 - Lucia Mannucci , Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra )
1922 - Gerda Boyesen , Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005 )
1922 - Kai Winding , Danish-born musician (d. 1983 )
1923 - Hugh Shearer , Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004 )
1923 - Jean-Louis Roux , French Canadian actor and artistic director
1924 - Priscilla Pointer , American actress
1926 - Dirch Passer , Danish actor (d. 1980 )
1928 - Pernell Roberts , American actor
1929 - Jack Sanford , baseball player (d. 2000 )
1931 - Don Martin , American cartoonist (d. 2000 )
1931 - Robert Morse , American actor
1934 - Dwayne Hickman , American actor and television executive
1937 - Brooks Robinson , baseball player
1937 - Jacques Santer , Luxembourg statesman
1939 - Giovanni Falcone , Italian magistrate (d. 1992 )
1942 - Albert Hammond , British musician and composer
1942 - Nobby Stiles , English footballer
1943 - James Reiher , American professional wrestler
1946 - Reggie Jackson , baseball player
1946 - Andreas Katsulas , American actor (d. 2006 )
1947 - John Bruton , ninth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland
1949 - Rick Wakeman , English composer and musician (Yes )
1949 - Bill Wallace , Canadian musician (The Guess Who )
1950 - Thomas Gottschalk , German television show host
1950 - Rodney Milburn , American athlete (d. 1997 )
1950 - Mark Mothersbaugh , American composer, musician, and singer (Devo )
1952 - George Strait , American musician
1952 - Diane Duane , American writer
1955 - Chow Yun-Fat , Hong Kong actor
1957 - Michael Cretu , German musician (Enigma )
1959 - Jay Wells , Canadian ice hockey player
1960 - Jari Kurri , Finnish hockey player
1960 - Yannick Noah , French tennis player
1962 - Nanne Grönvall , Swedish singer
1962 - Sandra Cretu , German singer
1966 - Michael Tait , American musician (dc Talk , Tait )
1967 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen , German F1 driver
1969 - Martika , Cuban-American singer
1970 - Tina Fey , American comedian/actress
1970 - Daniel Sonenberg , American composer and performer
1971 - Brad Friedel , American soccer player
1973 - Brian Heffron , wrestler better known as the "Blue Meanie"
1975 - John Higgins , Scottish snooker player
1975 - Jack Johnson , American musician
1975 - Peter Iwers , Swedish bass player (In Flames )
1976 - Oleg Tverdovsky , Ukrainian ice hockey player
1977 - Lee Hendrie , English footballer
1977 - Danny Mills , English footballer
1978 - Ricardo Carvalho , Portuguese footballer
1979 - Mariusz Lewandowski , Polish footballer
1980 - Jeff Roehl , American football player
1981 - Mahamadou Diarra , Malian footballer
1982 - Eric West , American singer and actor
1983 - Vince Young , American football player
1983 - Gary O'Neil , English footballer
1988 - Ryan Cooley , Canadian television actor
Deaths 1450 - Sejong the Great of Joseon , ruler of Korea (b. 1397 )
1550 - John, Cardinal of Lorraine , French churchman (b. 1498 )
1584 - Ikeda Motosuke , Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559 )
1675 - Stanisław Lubieniecki , Polish astronomer (b. 1623 )
1675 - Jacques Marquette , French Jesuit missionary and explorer (b. 1637 )
1692 - Elias Ashmole , English antiquarian (b. 1617 )
1733 - Georg Böhm , German organist (b. 1761 )
1780 - Charles Hardy , British governor of Newfoundland
1781 - Túpac Amaru II , Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru (b. 1742 )
1799 - Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais , French playwright (b. 1732 )
1800 - Alexander Suvorov , Russian general (b. 1729 )
1807 - John Douglas , Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (b. 1721 )
1808 - Elijah Craig , American minister and inventor (b. 1738 ?)
1889 - Isabella Glyn Dallas, British Shakepearean actress (b. 1823 )
1900 - Jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien , French philosopher (b. 1813 )
1909 - George Meredith , English novelist and poet (b. 1828 )
1909 - Isaac Albéniz , Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860 )
1910 - Pauline Garcia-Viardot , French mezzo-soprano and composer (b. 1821 )
1911 - Gustav Mahler , Austrian composer (b. 1860 )
1922 - Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran , French physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1845 )
1941 - Werner Sombart , German economist and sociologist (b. 1863 )
1955 - Mary McLeod Bethune , American educator and activist (b. 1875 )
1956 - Maurice Tate , English cricketer (b. 1895 )
1967 - Andy Clyde , American actor (b. 1892 )
1971 - Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh , Russian mathematician (b. 1908 )
1973 - Jeannette Rankin , first U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1880 )
1975 - Leroy Anderson , American composer (b. 1908 )
1980 - Ian Curtis , British musician, singer and lyricist (Joy Division ) (b. 1956 )
1981 - William Saroyan , American author (b. 1908 )
1988 - Daws Butler , American voice actor (b. 1916 )
1990 - Jill Ireland , British actress (b. 1936 )
1992 - Marshall Thompson , American actor (b. 1925 )
1995 - Elisha Cook Jr. , American actor (b. 1903 )
1995 - Alexander Godunov , Russian ballet dancer and actor (b. 1949 )
1995 - Elizabeth Montgomery , American actress (b. 1933 )
1999 - Augustus Pablo , Jamaican singer (b. 1954 )
1999 - Betty Robinson , American runner (b. 1911 )
2000 - Stephen M. Wolownik , Russian musician and arranger (b. 1946 )
2002 - Davey Boy Smith , wrestler
2003 - Anna Santisteban , Puerto Rican beauty contest organizer (b. 1914 )
2003 - Barb Tarbox , Canadian anti-smoking crusader (b. 1961 )
2004 - Elvin Jones , American jazz drummer (b. 1927 )
2006 - Andrew Martinez , U.C. Berkeley 's "Naked Guy" (b. 1972 )
Holidays and Observances
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