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May 18th, 2008 (May 18 2008)DeathJoseph Pevney, American television director
May 18th, 1998 (May 18 1998)EventUnited States v. Microsoft: The United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states file an antitrust case against Microsoft.
May 18th, 1988 (May 18 1988)BirthRyan Cooley, Canadian television actor
May 18th, 1988 (May 18 1988)DeathDaws Butler, American voice actor (born in 1916)
May 18th, 1978 (May 18 1978)BirthRicardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
May 18th, 1978 (May 18 1978)BirthMarcus Giles, American baseball player
May 18th, 1958 (May 18 1958)EventAn F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 2,259.82 km/h (1,404.19 mph).
May 18th, 1958 (May 18 1958)BirthToyah Willcox, English actor and singer
May 18th, 1948 (May 18 1948)EventThe First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
May 18th, 1928 (May 18 1928)BirthPernell Roberts, American actor
May 18th, 1918 (May 18 1918)BirthGeorge Welch, American pilot and war hero (died in 1954)
May 18th, 1918 (May 18 1918)BirthMassimo Girotti, Italian actor (died in 2003)
May 18th, 1868 (May 18 1868)BirthNicholas II of Russia, Tsar of Russia (died in 1918)
May 18th, 1848 (May 18 1848)EventOpening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
May 18th, 1808 (May 18 1808)DeathElijah Craig, American minister and inventor (born in 1738?)
May 18th, 1778 (May 18 1778)BirthCharles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (died in 1854)
May 18th, 1498 (May 18 1498)EventVasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut, India.
May 18th, 1268 (May 18 1268)EventThe Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch.
May 18th, 1048 (May 18 1048)BirthOmar Khayyam, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (died in 1131)Omar Khayyam Quotes

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