On this day: May 18
Events
Siege of MaltaMay 18, 1565 – September 8, 1565 · Wars & Conflicts
Polish–Russian War of 1792May 18, 1792 – July 27, 1792 · Wars & Conflicts
First French EmpireMay 18, 1804 – July 7, 1815 · World History
Founding of Tennessee Valley AuthorityMay 18, 1933 · Companies
Founding of Hudson SoftMay 18, 1973 · Companies- Release of YessongsMay 18, 1973 · Music
Founding of Ryohin KeikakuMay 18, 1979 · Companies- Release of LodgerMay 18, 1979 · Music
South Lebanon conflictMay 18, 1985 – May 25, 2000 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Janet.May 18, 1993 · Music
- Release of Undisputed AttitudeMay 18, 1996 · Music
- Release of The BanishmentMay 18, 2007 · Film
- Release of DogtoothMay 18, 2009 · Film
- Release of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten SandsMay 18, 2010 · Gaming
- Release of HaytarmaMay 18, 2013 · Film
- Release of Love Yourself: TearMay 18, 2018 · Music
2019 Australian federal electionMay 18, 2019 · Politics
Release of Top Gun: MaverickMay 18, 2022 · Film
Founding of San Diego FCMay 18, 2023 · Companies
Born on this day
- Johann Jakob FrobergerMay 18, 1616 – May 7, 1667 · Music
Joseph ButlerMay 18, 1692 – June 16, 1752 · Culture
Ruđer Josip BoškovićMay 18, 1711 – February 13, 1787 · Culture
John George ChildrenMay 18, 1777 – January 1, 1852 · Science
Hugh ClappertonMay 18, 1788 – April 13, 1827 · Exploration
Francesco Maria PiaveMay 18, 1810 – March 5, 1876 · Music
James Bicheno FrancisMay 18, 1815 – September 18, 1892 · Technology
Karl GoldmarkMay 18, 1830 – January 2, 1915 · Music
Oliver HeavisideMay 18, 1850 – February 3, 1925 · Science
Hans Carl Friedrich von MangoldtMay 18, 1854 – October 27, 1925 · Science
Bertrand RussellMay 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970 · Culture
Walter GropiusMay 18, 1883 – July 5, 1969 · Culture
Jeanie MacPhersonMay 18, 1886 – August 26, 1946 · Film
Thomas MidgleyMay 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944 · Technology
Rudolf CarnapMay 18, 1891 – September 14, 1970 · Culture
Frank CapraMay 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991 · Film
Vincent du VigneaudMay 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978 · Science
Shunryu SuzukiMay 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971 · Culture
Big Joe TurnerMay 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985 · Music
Richard BrooksMay 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992 · Film
Charles TrenetMay 18, 1913 – February 19, 2001 · Art
Nicolás Gómez DávilaMay 18, 1913 – May 17, 1994 · Culture
John Paul IIMay 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005 · World History
Kai WindingMay 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983 · Music- Justus DahindenMay 18, 1925 – April 11, 2020 · Culture
Halyna SevrukMay 18, 1929 – February 13, 2022 · Art
Don L. LindMay 18, 1930 – August 30, 2022 · Space- Michael RockefellerMay 18, 1938 – November 19, 1961 · Exploration
Peter GrünbergMay 18, 1939 – April 7, 2018 · Science
Albert HammondMay 18, 1944 – present · Music
Rick WakemanMay 18, 1949 – present · Music
Thomas GottschalkMay 18, 1950 – present · Film
Mark MothersbaughMay 18, 1950 – present · Music
Ben FeringaMay 18, 1951 – present · Science
David DeutschMay 18, 1953 – present · Science
Catherine CorsiniMay 18, 1956 – present · Film
Ai WeiweiMay 18, 1957 – present · Art- Michael CretuMay 18, 1957 – present · Music
Hema UpadhyayMay 18, 1972 – December 11, 2015 · Art
Jack JohnsonMay 18, 1975 – present · Film
VitalicMay 18, 1976 – present · Music
Ali ZafarMay 18, 1980 – present · Music
TaeyangMay 18, 1988 – present · Music
Jessica WatsonMay 18, 1993 – present · Exploration
Violett BeaneMay 18, 1996 – present · Film