May 18, 2012
Today is 139th day of the year
228 days remain until the new year
228 days remain until the new year
Births Today
- 1525 - "John Stow, English historian"
- 1872 - "Bertrand Russell, English philospher"
- 1883 - "Walter Gropius, American architect"
- 1913 - "Perry Como, American Singer"
- 1918 - "Pope John Paul II, Head of the Catholic Church"
- 1958 - "Toyah Wilcox, Singer and actress"
- 1959 - "Graham Dilley, Cricketer"
events today
- 1900 - Tonga became a British protectorate
- 1909 - "Gustav Mahler, the Austrian composer, died"
- 1910 - The first ever conference on air traffic opened in Paris
- 1936 - The Spanish Civil broke out
- 1944 - "The Allies captured Monte Cassini, Italy"
- 1969 - The United States launched the Apollo 10 mission to the Moon
- 1980 - "Mt St. Helens, North America, erupted causing widespread damage"
- 1983 - Sri Lanka imposed a State of Emergency after election violence
- 1990 - "A treaty was signed, forming the basis for monetary union between East & West Germany"