Page 7: Historical Events In May - 18

1954  On this day in history 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  Atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 18 queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam   

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

1955  On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79   

1956  Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on May - 18.   

1956  Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam on May - 18.   

1956  Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy on May - 18.   

1956  On May - 18 maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies   

1960  On May - 18 eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years)   

1961  Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on May - 18.   

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

1964  On May - 18 david Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC   

1964  Forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow on May - 18.   

1964  On this day in history supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years   

1965  On May - 18 gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain   

1965  Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 May - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1969  "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances on May - 18.   

1969  Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit on this day in history.   

1971  On May - 18 bulgarian constitution goes into effect   

1971  On this day in history president Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus   

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

1971  On this day in history vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found   

1971  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 on May - 18.   

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

1972  John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded on May - 18.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

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 May - 18.   

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

1692  On May - 18 birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

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

0526  John I, Pope (523-26), dies on this day in history.   

1160  On this day in history erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies   

1401  On this day in history death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372   

1410  On May - 18 ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies   

1450  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1584  On May - 18 death of ikeda Motosuke, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)