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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 18
- 300th: 1724 - Johann K Amman Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at age 54.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Jack Whitaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; sportscaster (ABC, CBS).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Priscilla Pointer in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Rebecca - Dallas, Call to Glory).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Dwayne Hickman in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini).
- 90th: 1934 - US Congress approves "Lindbergh Act", makes kidnapping a capital offense.
- 90th: 1934 - Jimmie Foxx hits first homerun in Comiskey Park center field bleachers.
- 90th: 1934 - Trans-World Airlines begins commercial service.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Peter Ryan; British national director (Police Training).
- 80th: 1944 - Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins; they are accused of collaborating with the Germans.
- 80th: 1944 - Polish 2nd Army Corps captures convent of Monte Cassino, Italy.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Wreckless Eric; rocker (Waxworks, Be Stiff).
- 70th: 1954 - European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Will Wolford; NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 60th: 1964 - US Supreme Court rules it is unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than three years.
- 50th: 1974 - "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1.
- 50th: 1974 - 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6.
- 50th: 1974 - Daniel R Topping, US owner (New York Yankees), dies at age 61.
- 50th: 1974 - India becomes sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb.
- 30th: 1994 - AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona.
- 30th: 1994 - (to May 19) The Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from most of the Gaza Strip.
- 30th: 1994 - Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens.
- 15th: 2009 - Sri Lanka's army defeats the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, unifying the country for the first time in 25 years. Rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is killed, at age 54. An estimated 70,000 people died in the civil war.
- 15th: 2009 - The third C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group meets in Seoul, South Korea.
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Dobrica Cosic, Serbian writer and politician, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (born 1921).
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