Page 7: Historical Events In May - 18

1954  On this day in history european Convention on Human Rights goes into effect   

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

1955  Atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia on May - 18.   

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 May - 18.   

1955  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 18 hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy   

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

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  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 May - 18.   

1964  David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC on this day in history.   

1964  Forty 40 hidden microphones are discovered in the U S embassy in Moscow on this day in history.   

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

1965  Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain on this day in history.   

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

1966  Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78 on May - 18.   

1967  Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London on May - 18.   

1967  Tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75   

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

1969  On this day in history apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit   

1971  On May - 18 bulgarian constitution goes into effect   

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

1971  On May - 18 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3   

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

1971  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3   

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  Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53 on May - 18.   

1973  Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 18 jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92   

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1048  On this day in history birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)   

1186  On May - 18 birth of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)   

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.   

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  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.   

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.   

0526  On May - 18 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  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  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

1551  On May - 18 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)