323 Alexander III the Great king of Macedonia/conqueror, dies at 32
526 John I Pope (523-26), dies
1160 Erik IX Helgi [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies
1410 Ruprecht Roman catholics German king, dies
1587 Felix van Cantalice Italian saint, dies
1625 Francisco G¢mez de Sandoval y Rojas Spanish marquis of Denia, dies
1653 Carel Reyniersz gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48
1675 Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago) dies at 37
1724 Johann K Amman Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54
1733 Georg Bohm German organist/composer, dies at 71
1767 Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky composer, dies at 28
1808 Jacob Albright [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49
1829 Bernardo Bittoni composer, dies at 72
1832 Bonafazio Asioli composer, dies at 62
1839 Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona) dies at 57
1848 William A Leidesdorf black, dies at 38 in SF
1862 William H Keim US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48
1864 James Byron Gordon Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41
1884 Heinrich R G”ppert German paleo-botanist, dies
1909 George Meredith English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies
Isaac M F Alb‚niz Spanish pianist/composer, dies at about 48
Isaac [Manuel F] Alb‚niz Spanish pianist/composer), dies at 48
1910 Flor van Duyse composer, dies at 66
1911 Gustav Mahler Austr composer (Childrentotenlieder), dies at 50
1913 Otto Reubke composer, dies at 70
1918 Toivo Kuula composer, dies at 34
1930 Joao Marcellino Arroyo composer, dies at 68
1936 Alick Maclean composer, dies at 63
1949 James T Adams US historian (Pulitzer 1921)
1952 Rossetter Gleason Cole composer, dies at 86
1955 Edwin Scharff German painter/sculptor (Rosseb„ndiger), dies at 68
Mary McLeod Bethune educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79
1961 Henry O'Neill actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies
1965 Eduard J Dijksterhuis mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72
1966 Paul Althaus German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78
1967 Andy Clyde Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75
Richard Ainley actor (I Dood It, Above Suspicion), dies at 56
1972 Eero Aukusti Sipila composer, dies at 53
1973 Jeannette Rankin 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92
1974 Daniel R Topping US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61
1975 Leroy Anderson composer, dies at 67
1980 Ian Curtis English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23
1981 Arthur O'Connell actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73
William Saroyan US stagewriter (Time of your life), dies at 72
1985 Tex Terry actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82
1987 Wilbur J Cohen 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73
1988 Daws Butler cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71
1990 Jill Ireland actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies at 54 of cancer
1991 Edwina Booth actress (Trader Horn), dies at 86
1992 Lawrence Welk bandleader (L Welk Show), dies at 89 of pneumonia
Marshall Thompson actor (Bog), dies of congestive heart failure at 65
Skip Stephenson comedian (Real People), dies of heart attack at 54
1993 Heinrich Albertz theology/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78
Pamela M Cunnington English architect/writer, dies at 67
1995 Alexander Gudonov Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45
Elisha Cook Jr actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91
Elizabeth Montgomery actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62
Holidays Which Occur May 18:
Haiti Flag Day/University Day
Sweden King Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint]
Uruguay Battle of Las Piedras (1828)
Religious Observances on May 18:
RC Month of Mary
250 RC Commemoration of St Venantius, bishop of Salona, martyr
526 RC Commemoration of St John I, pope & martyr (523-526)
1160 RC/Luth St Erix IX Jedvardson, king of Sweden, martyr
Things to Remember for May 18:
Correct Posture Month-National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
Flower-Hawthorne & Lily of the Valley Gem-Emerald
Good Car Keeping Month-National Bike Month-Better Sleep Month
National Barbecue Month-National Photo Month-National Egg Month
National Car Maintainence-Foot Health Month
National Duckling Month-Reverse Your Work Schedule Month
National Salad Month-National Hamburger Month
National Tavern-Steelmark-Senior Citizen Month
Sight Saving Month-Touring Theatre Month
International Museum Day
Visit Your Relatives Day
World Good-Will Day
[sweden] Erik name day in (most popular Swedish man's name)
Highlights in History Which Occur May 18:
526 St John I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1096 Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm
1302 Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)
1385 Peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts
1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
1619 Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison
1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right
1652 Rhode Island delegates anti-slavery laws
1703 Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne
1756 England declares war on France
1794 2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)
1804 Napoleon became Emperor of France
1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil
1830 Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of
his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever
1846 US troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros
1851 Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked
1860 Abraham Lincoln nominated for president
1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South
and Friedrich Hebbels "Kriemhildes Rache," premieres in Weimar
1863 Siege of Vicksburg, MS
1864 Battle of Yellow Bayou, LA (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks)
1866 French Govt of De Putte resigns
1887 Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgr‚ Luis," premieres in Paris
1889 Jules Massenets opera "Esclarmonde," premieres in Paris
1895 A Charlois discovers asteroid #403 Cyane
1896 Plessy vs Ferguson upholds "separate but equal" policy
and US Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson)
1897 Dukas "L'Apprenti Sorcier Pruimtabak on the Market," premieres
and Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)
and NY Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game
1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference
1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
1904 American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco
1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic
1911 J Helffrich discovers asteroid #714 Ulula
and Pres/dictator Jos‚ Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends
1912 H E Wood discovers asteroid #758 Mancunia
and Mauritius Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie company
and Phila A's beat Detroit Tigers 24-2
1917 Satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris
and US passes Selective Service act
1918 Neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia
and TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale Penn kills 200
1922 Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)
and S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #978 Aidamina
1926 H E Wood discovers asteroid #2193 Jackson
1927 "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapses
and Ritz Hotel opens in Boston
1929 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16
1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams
1940 German troops conquer Brussels
1941 An Egyptian steamer sinks
and Italian army under general Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia
and Jewish veterans honor their dead
1942 L Boyer discovers asteroid #1601 Patry
and NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
1943 Allied bombers attack Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea
1944 Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino
1947 A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
1948 Arab Legion captures fort on Mt Scopus
and Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel
1949 Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America incorporates
1950 Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders
1951 UN moves HQ to NYC
and US General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea
1953 1st woman to break sound barrier (Jacqueline Cochrane, USA)
1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)
and Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam
1956 Hungarian party leader Matyas R kosi enforces his own policy
and Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam
1960 Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for > 30 yrs)
and Jean Genets "Le Balcon," premieres in Paris
1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC
1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Capt
and WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
1967 Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London
1969 Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit
1971 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect
and Mont Canadiens beat Chic Black Hawks 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup
and Pres Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus
and Utah Stars beat Ky Colonels in 4th ABA championship, 4 games to 3
and Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found
1972 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded
1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany
1974 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2691
and India becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb
1977 E S Bus discovers asteroid #3598 Saucier
and Juventus wins 6th UEFA Cup at Bilbao
and Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164
1978 Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work
1979 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #2304 Slavia
1980 Belgium 3rd govt of Martens forms
and China PR launch 1st intercontinental rocket
and Fernando Belaunde Terry elected president of Peru
and Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die
1985 1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa)
1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool
and South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia
Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups
1988 Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen
1989 Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl
1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
and USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station
1993 Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola
1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona
and Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens
1927 'Slide Lake' in Gros Ventre, Wyoming collapes, destroying Kelly,
Wyoming which had been evacuated.