May, 18th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 18, 2004:
Randy Johnson pitches a perfect game for the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. the Atlanta Braves.

Monday 18, 1998:
United States v. Microsoft: The United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states file an antitrust case against Microsoft.

Thursday 18, 1995:
Alain Juppé becomes Prime Minister of France.

Monday 18, 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.

Sunday 18, 1980:
Peru: Terrorist group Shining Path attacked a voting poll in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho starting their activities.

Saturday 18, 1974:
Completion of the Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built at the time. It later collapses on August 8, 1991.

Sunday 18, 1969:
Apollo program: Apollo 10 launches.

Monday 18, 1959:
Launching of the National Liberation Committee of Côte d'Ivoire in Conakry, Guinea.

Sunday 18, 1958:
An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).

Monday 18, 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).

Tuesday 18, 1948:
The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.

Thursday 18, 1944:
World War II: SS troops burn down six villages in the Brkini hills in south western Slovenia.

Thursday 18, 1933:
New Deal: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Wednesday 18, 1927:
The Bath School Disaster: Forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.

Tuesday 18, 1926:
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears while visiting a Venice, California, beach.

Friday 18, 1917:
World War I: The Selective Service Act passes the U.S. Congress giving the President the power of conscription.

Wednesday 18, 1910:
The Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley.

Friday 18, 1900:
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.

Monday 18, 1896:
The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal is constitutional.

Thursday 18, 1876:
Wyatt Earp starts work in Dodge City, Kansas under Marshall Larry Deger.

Tuesday 18, 1869:
Surrender and dissolution of the Ezo Republic to Japan.

Monday 18, 1863:
American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins, ending on July 4).

Thursday 18, 1848:
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.

Friday 18, 1804:
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.

Wednesday 18, 1803:
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.

Sunday 18, 1783:
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States.

Saturday 18, 1765:
Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec.

Saturday 18, 1652:
Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.

Sunday 18, 1631:
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.

Tuesday 18, 1593:
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.

Friday 18, 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.

Sunday 18, 1152:
Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 18

1982:
Eric West, American singer and actor (b: May 18, 1982) (Biography of Eric West)

1978:
Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (b: May 18, 1978) (Biography of Ricardo Carvalho)

1975:
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player (b: May 18, 1975) (Biography of John Higgins)
Jack Johnson, American musician (b: May 18, 1975) (Biography of Jack Johnson (musician))

1971:
Brad Friedel, American soccer player (b: May 18, 1971) (Biography of Brad Friedel)

1970:
Tina Fey, American writer, comedienne, and actress (b: May 18, 1970) (Biography of Tina Fey)

1969:
Martika, Cuban-American singer (b: May 18, 1969) (Biography of Martika)

1960:
Jari Kurri, Finnish hockey player (b: May 18, 1960) (Biography of Jari Kurri)
Yannick Noah, French tennis player (b: May 18, 1960) (Biography of Yannick Noah)

1955:
Chow Yun-Fat, Hong Kong actor (b: May 18, 1955) (Biography of Chow Yun-Fat)

1952:
George Strait, American musician (b: May 18, 1952) (Biography of George Strait)

1950:
Thomas Gottschalk, German television show host (b: May 18, 1950) (Biography of Thomas Gottschalk)
Rodney Milburn, American athlete (b: May 18, 1950 ; d: November 11, 1997) (Biography of Rodney Milburn)
Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer, musician, and singer (Devo) (b: May 18, 1950) (Biography of Mark Mothersbaugh)

1949:
Rick Wakeman, English composer and musician (Yes) (b: May 18, 1949) (Biography of Rick Wakeman)
Bill Wallace, Canadian musician (The Guess Who) (b: May 18, 1949) (Biography of Bill Wallace)

1947:
John Bruton, Premier of Ireland (b: May 18, 1947) (Biography of John Bruton)

1946:
Reggie Jackson, baseball player (b: May 18, 1946) (Biography of Reggie Jackson)

1943:
James Reiher, American professionsal wrestler (b: May 18, 1943) (Biography of James Reiher)

1942:
Albert Hammond, British musician and compose (b: May 18, 1942) (Biography of Albert Hammond)

1937:
Brooks Robinson, baseball player (b: May 18, 1937) (Biography of Brooks Robinson)
Jacques Santer, Luxembourg statesman (b: May 18, 1937) (Biography of Jacques Santer)

1931:
Don Martin, American cartoonist (b: May 18, 1931 ; d: January 7, 2000) (Biography of Don Martin)
Robert Morse, American actor (b: May 18, 1931) (Biography of Robert Morse)

1929:
Jack Sanford, baseball player (b: May 18, 1929 ; d: March 7, 2000) (Biography of Jack Sanford)

1928:
Pernell Roberts, American actor (b: May 18, 1928) (Biography of Pernell Roberts)

1926:
Dirch Passer, Danish actor (b: May 18, 1926) (Biography of Dirch Passer)

1923:
Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b: May 18, 1923 ; d: July 5, 2004) (Biography of Hugh Shearer)

1922:
Kai Winding, Danish-born musician (b: May 18, 1922) (Biography of Kai Winding)

1920:
Pope John Paul II (b: May 18, 1920 ; d: April 2, 2005) (Biography of Pope John Paul II)
Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) (b: May 18, 1920) (Biography of Lucia Mannucci)

1919:
Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (b: May 18, 1919 ; d: February 21, 1991) (Biography of Margot Fonteyn)

1918:
George Welch, American pilot and war hero (b: May 18, 1918 ; d: October 12, 1954) (Biography of George Welch)

1912:
Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (b: May 18, 1912 ; d: May 5, 2003) (Biography of Walter Sisulu)
Perry Como, American singer (b: May 18, 1912 ; d: May 12, 2001) (Biography of Perry Como)

1911:
Big Joe Turner, American blues singer (b: May 18, 1911 ; d: November 24, 1985) (Biography of Big Joe Turner)

1902:
Meredith Willson, American composer (b: May 18, 1902 ; d: June 15, 1984) (Biography of Meredith Willson)

1897:
Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (b: May 18, 1897 ; d: September 3, 1991) (Biography of Frank Capra)

1892:
Ezio Pinza, Italian-born bass (b: May 18, 1892 ; d: May 9, 1957) (Biography of Ezio Pinza)

1891:
Rudolf Carnap, German philosopher (b: May 18, 1891) (Biography of Rudolf Carnap)

1889:
Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b: May 18, 1889 ; d: November 2, 1944) (Biography of Thomas Midgley)

1883:
Walter Gropius, German architect (b: May 18, 1883 ; d: July 5, 1969) (Biography of Walter Gropius)

1872:
Lord Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature (b: May 18, 1872 ; d: February 2, 1970) (Biography of Bertrand Russell)

1850:
Oliver Heaviside, English physicist (b: May 18, 1850) (Biography of Oliver Heaviside)

1797:
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (b: May 18, 1797) (Biography of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony)

1785:
John Wilson, Scottish writer (b: May 18, 1785) (Biography of John Wilson)

1778:
Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (b: May 18, 1778 ; d: March 6, 1854) (Biography of Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry)

1711:
Ruđer Josip Bošković, Croatian atomic theorist (b: May 18, 1711) (Biography of Rudjer Boscovich)

1692:
Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b: May 18, 1692 ; d: June 16, 1752) (Biography of Joseph Butler)

1662:
George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (b: May 18, 1662 ; d: September 27, 1719) (Biography of George Smalridge)

1616:
Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (b: May 18, 1616 ; d: May 7, 1667) (Biography of Johann Jakob Froberger)

1610:
Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (b: May 18, 1610 ; d: July 12, 1664) (Biography of Stefano della Bella)

1474:
Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b: May 18, 1474 ; d: February 13, 1539) (Biography of Isabella d'Este)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-may/births.html

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People who died on May 18

2004:
Elvin Jones (d: May 18, 2004) (Biography of Elvin Jones)

2003:
Anna Santisteban (d: May 18, 2003) (Biography of Anna Santisteban)
Barb Tarbox (d: May 18, 2003) (Biography of Barb Tarbox)

2000:
Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian musician (b: July 22, 1946 ; d: May 18, 2000) (Biography of Stephen M. Wolownik)

1999:
Augustus Pablo (d: May 18, 1999) (Biography of Augustus Pablo)
Betty Robinson (d: May 18, 1999) (Biography of Betty Robinson)

1995:
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b: April 15, 1933 ; d: May 18, 1995) (Biography of Elizabeth Montgomery)
Alexander Godunov, Russian composer and ballet dancer (b: November 28, 1949 ; d: May 18, 1995) (Biography of Alexander Godunov)
Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (b: December 26, 1903 ; d: May 18, 1995) (Biography of Elisha Cook Jr.)

1988:
Daws Butler, voice actor (b: November 16, 1916 ; d: May 18, 1988) (Biography of Daws Butler)

1981:
William Saroyan, American novelist and playwright (b: August 31, 1908 ; d: May 18, 1981) (Biography of William Saroyan)

1980:
Ian Curtis, British musician, singerm and lyricist (Joy Division) (b: July 15, 1956 ; d: May 18, 1980) (Biography of Ian Curtis)

1975:
Leroy Anderson, American composer (b: June 29, 1908 ; d: May 18, 1975) (Biography of Leroy Anderson)

1973:
Jeannette Rankin, American politician, feminist, and pacifist (b: June 11, 1880 ; d: May 18, 1973) (Biography of Jeannette Rankin)

1956:
Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b: May 30, 1895 ; d: May 18, 1956) (Biography of Maurice Tate)

1941:
Werner Sombart, German sociologist (b: January 19, 1863 ; d: May 18, 1941) (Biography of Werner Sombart)

1911:
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (b: July 7, 1860 ; d: May 18, 1911) (Biography of Gustav Mahler)

1910:
Pauline Garcia-Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (b: July 18, 1821 ; d: May 18, 1910) (Biography of Pauline Garcia-Viardot)

1909:
George Meredith, English writer (b: February 12, 1828 ; d: May 18, 1909) (Biography of George Meredith)

1900:
Jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien (d: May 18, 1900) (Biography of Jean Gaspard Felix Ravaisson-Mollien)

1808:
Elijah Craig (d: May 18, 1808) (Biography of Elijah Craig)

1807:
John Douglas (d: May 18, 1807) (Biography of John Douglas)

1800:
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b: November 24, 1729 ; d: May 18, 1800) (Biography of Alexander Suvorov)

1799:
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright (b: January 24, 1732 ; d: May 18, 1799) (Biography of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais)

1692:
Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian (b: May 23, 1617 ; d: May 18, 1692) (Biography of Elias Ashmole)

1675:
Stanis?aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (b: August 23, 1623 ; d: May 18, 1675) (Biography of Stanis?aw Lubieniecki)
Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (b: June 10, 1637 ; d: May 18, 1675) (Biography of Jacques Marquette)

1584:
Ikeda Motosuke (d: May 18, 1584) (Biography of Ikeda Motosuke)

1550:
John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b: April 9, 1498 ; d: May 18, 1550) (Biography of John, Cardinal of Lorraine)

1450:
Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b: May 6, 1397 ; d: May 18, 1450) (Biography of Sejong the Great of Joseon)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-may/deaths.html