What Happened on May 18?
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EVENTS ON MAY 18
Explore the most important historical events that happened on May 18, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Battle of Las Piedras (1811)
Year:
1811
Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay led by José Artigas.
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John Bellingham
Year:
1812
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
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Napoleon
Year:
1804
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
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Napoleonic Wars
Year:
1803
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
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Battle of Tourcoing
Year:
1794
Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
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Disruption of 1843
Year:
1843
The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
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1860 United States presidential election
Year:
1860
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
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Cinema of India
Year:
1912
The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
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BIRTHS ON MAY 18
Discover famous people and historical figures born on May 18, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Norman St John-Stevas
Year of birth:
1929
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 2012)
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Jack Sanford
Year of birth:
1929
Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (died 2000)
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Pernell Roberts
Year of birth:
1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (died 2010)
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Ray Nagel
Year of birth:
1927
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (died 2015)
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Lillian Hoban
Year of birth:
1925
Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (died 1998)
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Fred Saberhagen
Year of birth:
1930
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (died 2007)
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Warren Rudman
Year of birth:
1930
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
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Don Whillans
Year of birth:
1933
Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (died 1985)
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DEATHS ON MAY 18
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on May 18, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
Werner Sombart
Year of death:
1941
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (born 1863)
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Ōnishiki Daigorō
Year of death:
1943
Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (born 1883)
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Hal Chase
Year of death:
1947
Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (born 1883)
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Year of death:
1955
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (born 1875)
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Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Year of death:
1922
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845)
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Chen Qimei
Year of death:
1916
Chen Qimei, Chinese revolutionary (born 1878)
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Isaac Albéniz
Year of death:
1909
Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1860)
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Pauline Viardot
Year of death:
1910
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (born 1821)
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HOLIDAYS ON MAY 18
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on May 18 around the world.
Independence Day (Somaliland)
Independence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
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Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
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International Museum Day
International Museum Day
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Speech–language pathology
National Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
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Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)
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List of Teachers' Days
Teacher's Day (Syria)
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May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Saint Erik
Christian feast day: Eric IX of Sweden
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