Page 8: Historical Events In May - 18

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

1974  On this day in history india becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb   

1974  On this day in history daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61   

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 this day in history menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister   

1978  On this day in history italy legalizes abortion   

1978  Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work on this day in history.   

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  Fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru on May - 18.   

1980  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 on this day in history.   

1980  Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die on May - 18.   

1980  On this day in history mt St. Helens, North America, erupts causing widespread damage   

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 this day in history.   

1983  Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program on May - 18.   

1983  Sri Lanka impose a State of Emergency after election violence on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 18 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3   

1985  On May - 18 the first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa)   

1985  On May - 18 tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82   

1986  On this day in history chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups   

1986  On this day in history south African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia   

1986  On this day in history john Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84   

1987  Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73 on May - 18.   

1988  On this day in history daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71   

1989  Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl on May - 18.   

1990  On May - 18 "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs   

1990  East and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty on May - 18.   

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

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

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 May - 18.   

1551  On May - 18 birth of domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486)   

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

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

1160  Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies on May - 18.   

1401  On May - 18 death of wÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Opolczyk (German: Ladislaus von Oppel, count palatine of Hungary 1367-1372, governor of Halych-Volhynia 1372   

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  Death of John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

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.