May 18

Events

 * - marries.
 * - The, a , falls to the   in the ; ' destruction of the city of  was so great as to permanently negate the city's importance.
 * - reaches the port of
 * - 's accusations of  lead to an arrest warrant for.
 * - In, takes the oath of office and becomes the first.
 * - passes the first law in  making  illegal.
 * - Fire destroys a large part of,.
 * - First reach, , ,  after leaving the.
 * - : The revokes the  and declares war on.
 * - is proclaimed  by the.
 * - first great military triumph of the liberating revolution of the  in  leaded by.
 * -, general in the is released from prison.
 * - Opening of the first   in ,.
 * - : The begins, ending on.
 * - Surrender and dissolution of the to.
 * 1869 - The is passed by, one of his first actions as . The Act endorsed the payment of the national debt after the  in  currency instead of.
 * - starts work in,  under.
 * - The rules in  that  is constitutional.
 * 1896 - : a on  in  during the festivities of the  of  resulted in the deaths of 1,389 people.
 * -, a novel by author  is published.
 * - The proclaims a  over.
 * - The passes through the tail of.
 * - : The passes the  giving the  the power of.
 * -  disappears while visiting a, beach.
 * - The : Forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in.
 * - :  signs an act creating the.
 * - : - Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as  evacuate  and  forces take the stronghold after a struggle that claimed 20,000 lives over four months.
 * 1944 - Deportation of  by the  government.
 * 1944 - :  troops burn down six villages in the  hills in south western.
 * - The First of the  officially convenes in.
 * - becomes the first woman to break the  (she flew in a  at an average speed of 652.337 miles per hour (1049.835 km/h) at, ).
 * - An sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).
 * - Launching of the in,.
 * - : launched. Crewed by astronauts, , and . Dress-rehearsal flight for the  missions that followed.
 * - : Under project, successfully detonates its first  becoming the sixth nation to do so.
 * - Completion of the, the tallest construction ever built at the time. It later collapses on ,.
 * 1974  - Willemstad, Curaçao Football Club: UNion DEportivo Banda Abou "UNDEBA"(UND)have been founded.
 * - : erupts in, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
 * 1980  - :  in,  begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms.
 * - In, scene of remarkable broadcasting during the decade, the Government launched a crackdown, with the leading  pirate  being put off the air.
 * - In, a modified  achieves a new  -  - superseding the previous record of 406.9km/h set by the   train
 * - from  becomes the first  to orbit in
 * 1991   - Northern  declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the  however it is unrecognised by the international community.
 * - The issues a proclamation to officially announce that the  has been ratified, despite more than 200 years for completion of the ratification process by the.
 * - : The and 20 s file an  case against.
 * - The post government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.

Births

 * -, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Prince of Novgorod (d. )
 * -, Marquise of Mantua (d. )
 * -, Italian printmaker (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, English bishop of Bristol (d. )
 * -, English bishop and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Croatian atomic theorist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Scottish writer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English physicist (d. )
 * -, Governor of California (d. )
 * -, Nicholas II, Last Emperor of Russia (d. )
 * -, English mathematician, writer and philosopher, (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1883  -, German architect (d. )
 * -, American actress and screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American chemist and inventor (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Italian-born bass (d. )
 * -, American film producer, director, and writer (d. )
 * -, American chemist, (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, British former tennis player (d. )
 * -, American blues singer (d. )
 * -, American film director, writer and producer (d. )
 * 1912  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1912  -, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. )
 * -, British anti-Semitic activist (d. )
 * 1913  -, French singer and songwriter (d. )
 * 1913  -, Fifth  (d. )
 * -, French fashion designer (d. )
 * -, American pilot and war hero (d. )
 * 1918  -, Italian actor (d. )
 * - Dame, English ballet dancer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * 1920  -, Italian singer
 * -, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. )
 * 1922  -, American actor
 * 1922  -, Danish-born musician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1923  -, French Canadian actor and artistic director
 * -, American actress
 * 1924  -, American sportscaster
 * -, Danish actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * 1931  -, American actor
 * -, French politician
 * -, American actor and television executive
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1937  -, Luxembourg statesman
 * -, Italian magistrate (d. )
 * 1939  -, Canadian politician
 * -, Australian guitarist and songwriter (d. )
 * -, British musician and composer
 * 1942  -, English footballer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, German-born writer (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * 1946  -, former Premier of Taiwan
 * 1946  -, American baseball player
 * 1946  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, ninth of the
 * -, English composer and musician
 * 1949  -, Canadian musician
 * -, German television show host
 * 1950  -, American composer, musician, and singer
 * -, American writer
 * 1952  -, American musician
 * 1952  -, American aviator
 * -, Hong Kong actor
 * -, German musician
 * -, English actor and singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * 1960  -, French tennis player
 * -, American Volleyball Player
 * -, Swedish singer
 * 1962  -, German singer
 * -, German drummer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, German F1 driver
 * -, Cuban-American singer
 * -, American comedian/actress
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1971  -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American professional wrestler better known as the "Blue Meanie"
 * -, Scottish snooker player
 * 1975  -, American musician
 * 1975  -, Swedish bass player
 * -, Ukrainian ice hockey player
 * -, English footballer
 * 1977  -, English footballer
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, Polish footballer
 * 1979  -, Slovak slalom canoiest
 * -, American football player
 * 1980  -, i singer and model
 * -, Malian footballer
 * -, English-born footballer
 * 1982  -, American singer and actor
 * -, English footballer
 * 1983  -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1983  -, American football player
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, Argentine actress and model
 * -, Canadian television actor
 * -, Lacrosse player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, ruler of Korea (b. )
 * -, French churchman (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai commander (b. )
 * -, Polish astronomer (b. )
 * 1675  -, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (b. )
 * -, English antiquarian (b. )
 * -, German organist (b. )
 * -, British governor of Newfoundland
 * -, Peruvian Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler, (b. )
 * -, French playwright (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, Scottish Anglican bishop and man of letters (b. )
 * -, American minister and inventor (b. ?)
 * -, queen consort of Spain (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * - Dallas, Scottish Shakepearean actress (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, English novelist and poet (b. )
 * 1909  -, Spanish pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, French mezzo-soprano and composer (b. )
 * -, Polish novelist (b.)
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, French physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American mass murderer (b. )
 * -, German economist and sociologist (b. )
 * -, American educator and activist (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, first U.S. Congresswoman (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, English musician, singer and lyricist (b. )
 * 1980  -, victim of  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1981  -, American author (b. )
 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )
 * -, American TV personality (b. )
 * 1992  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1995  -, Russian ballet dancer and actor (b. )
 * 1995  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Jamaican singer (b. )
 * 1999  -, American runner (b. )
 * -, Russian musician and arranger (b. )
 * -, English professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican beauty contest organizer (b. )
 * 2003  -, Canadian anti-smoking crusader (b. )
 * -, American jazz drummer (b. )
 * -, Quebec actor and union leader (b. )
 * -, 's "Naked Guy" (b. )
 * -, fictional character on FOX's "The O.C." (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Philippine novelty singer and movie actor (b. )

Holidays and observances

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 * Renascence, Unity and Poetry Day of in
 * Festival of the god in
 * Festival of in
 * Liturgical of the following saints in the :
 * Feast day of in the
 * in
 * Feast day of in the
 * in
 * Feast day of in the
 * in
 * Feast day of in the
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