May 18 in History

Historical Events on May 18

1804 Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.

1863 American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.

1896 The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.

1912 The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.

1917 World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.

1933 New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

1944 World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.

1991 Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.

1994 Israeli troops finish retreating from the Gaza Strip after occupying it, giving the area to the Palestine to govern.

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Famous Birthdays on May 18

1868 Nicholas II of Russia

1920 Pope John Paul II

1975 John Higgins (snooker player)

1979 Julián Speroni

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Famous Deaths on May 18

1911 Gustav Mahler

1955 Mary McLeod Bethune

1980 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

2017 Chris Cornell

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