May 18 in History

The wedding was "without the pomp or ceremony that befitted their rank," partly because only two months previously Eleanors marriage to Louis VII of France had been annulled

Edward I departs from Bury St Edmunds

The French governor loses control of Bruges during the uprising.

Edward of Woodstock is created Earl of Chester while still a child

Created Earl of Chester

The King summons his Army

Cranmer pronounces Henrys marriage to Anne null & void

Marries Mary of Guise, daughter of the Duke of Guise & Antoinette of Bourbon

Marries James V, in Notre Dame Cathedral

Is executed for involvement in the rebellion.

Admiral Pialis fleet of 181 vessels is 1st sighted off Malta

Admiral Pialis fleet of 181 vessels is 1st sighted off Malta

Kept under close guard by Elizabeth I in Carlisle Castle

Appointed Secretary of Scotland during James VI's consolidation of authority

The Protestant Bohemians assemble at Prague in defiance of the royal command to dissolve

Granted sole & absolute power by the Paris Parliament

Led through Edinburgh by the Covenanters but his courage raises admiration

Taken through Fife & shipped to Leith

Led through Edinburgh by the Covenanters but his courage raises admiration

Peter participates in the capture of two Swedish vessels at the Neva mouth.

Hoists his flag in HMS Victory for Mediterranean command.

The River Thames breaks into the tunnel and Brunel helps evacuate the workers before directing repairs to the breach.

The River Thames breaks into the workings and Brunel directs efforts to save the tunnel and repair the breach.

The First Hague Peace Conference opened in The Netherlands as 26 nations meet on World Goodwill Day, the destruction or seizure of enemy property with no military value is banned at the convention

The First Hague Peace Conference opened in The Netherlands as 26 nations meet on World Goodwill Day, the destruction or seizure of enemy property with no military value is banned at the convention

Demonstrates the Telemobiloscope for detecting ships through fog.

Approves equal secondary study programmes for male and female students.

Provides a parliamentary answer concerning instructional allowances in naval service.

Nasmith takes E11 through the heavily defended Dardanelles toward the Sea of Marmara.

Boyle returns through the Dardanelles after a successful first patrol in the Sea of Marmara.

Haig continues attacks as British troops make slow gains through strongly defended trench systems.

Mustafa Kemal helps prepare the large Ottoman assault intended to drive the Anzacs into the sea.

Addresses the national shortage of artillery ammunition and the need to expand munitions production.

Becomes Minister of War and Navy before pressing for a renewed offensive.

Becomes Minister of War and Navy in the coalition government.

The TVA begins integrated development of electricity, navigation and flood control.

Confirmed in power after South African elections

German troop movements are reported near the Bohemian border

Confirmed in power after South African elections

Makes it known he would like communists & fascists detained but nothing comes of this

Receives an emergency commission as a second lieutenant on the General List after completing officer training.

Makes it known he would like communists & fascists detained but nothing comes of this

Appointed Vice President of the Council

Leads an Allied force which captures Cassino

Polish troops capture the monastery of Monte Cassino

Asks Attlee and Sinclair to remain in the Coalition until the defeat of Japan; the offer is rejected

Mamadou Dia becomes head of government before full independence

Coaches Real Madrid to a 7-3 European Cup final victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Schlesinger advises Kennedy on intelligence organisation after the failure.

At his request, Lee left his job at the Belorussian Radio and Television Factory as the family's departure plans neared completion.

Announces Project Head Start as an early childhood education programme within the War on Poverty.

Commands the lunar landing dress rehearsal mission.

Participates in early live color television transmissions from Apollo 10 during the flight to the Moon.

Pilots the command module during transposition and docking with lunar module Snoopy.

Commands Apollo 10 as the Saturn V sends the complete crewed spacecraft toward the Moon.

Begins four days of talks in West Germany with Chancellor Willy Brandt.

Announces Archibald Cox as the choice for independent Watergate special prosecutor while preparing to take office as attorney general.

The Senate Watergate committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice Department’s special prosecutor for Watergate

The Senate Watergate committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice Department’s special prosecutor for Watergate

India conducts its first nuclear test at Pokhran during Indira Gandhi's premiership.

India detonates a nuclear device underground at Pokhran in the test later known as Smiling Buddha.

India conducts its first nuclear explosive test at Pokhran under the code name Smiling Buddha.

Raja Ramanna plays a leading scientific role in India's first underground nuclear test at Pokhran.

India conducts the Smiling Buddha nuclear test at Pokhran on 18 May 1974.

India conducts its first nuclear explosive test, known as Smiling Buddha.

Calls a state of emergencey after violence & strikes by the Ulster Workers Council

Calls a state of emergencey after violence & strikes by the Ulster Workers Council

The Ulster Workers Union calls for a total stoppage in Northern Ireland

The Ulster Workers Union calls for a total stoppage in Northern Ireland

The Ulster Workers Union calls for a total stoppage in Northern Ireland

Signs the Sex Pistols to Virgin Records after earlier label deals with EMI and A&M collapse.

Releases Lodger, completing the Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti.

Co-produces Lodger, completing Bowie's Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno.

The Junta rejects the British proposals. Argentine junta rejects British peace proposals

Argentine junta rejects British peace proposals

The Junta rejects the British proposals

The Conservative Party manifesto for the forthcoming election is published

The Conservative Party manifesto for the forthcoming election is published

Begins the Serious Moonlight tour, turning his early-1980s commercial success into a major global concert event.

The Conservative Party manifesto for the forthcoming election is published

Scores Anderlecht's equaliser against Benfica, securing the UEFA Cup 2-1 on aggregate.

A small polyp is removed from Reagans colon

Is arrested by Israeli authorities as Hamas expands during the First Intifada.

Meets student leaders to negotiate but asks them to withdraw without preconditions

As President, Niyazov heads the Cabinet of Ministers

New constitution strengthens the presidency and removes the separate prime ministership

President becomes head of government after the prime ministership is abolished

Leaves office when the 1992 constitution abolishes the separate prime ministership

Receives public approval to complete Denmark's ratification of Maastricht under the Edinburgh arrangements.

Welcomes the referendum result approving the Maastricht Treaty with the Edinburgh arrangements by 56.8 percent of votes.

Guides Milan to a dominant 4-0 final victory over Johan Cruyff's Barcelona.

Scores Milan's fourth goal and wins a second successive European title with a different club.

The Israelis complete their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip

Scores twice before half-time as Milan overwhelm Barcelona 4-0 in the final.

Israels three decades of occupation in the Gaza Strip end as Israeli troops completed their withdrawal and Palestinian authorities take over

Appointed Poet Laureate

Survives an attempted coup during a period of political instability.

Recommends the noted economist Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's post

A second Hubble observing epoch shows the two candidate moons moving with Pluto, strengthening the satellite interpretation.

Grunsfeld helps install a refurbished Fine Guidance Sensor to maintain Hubble's precision pointing capability.

Feustel helps install new outer blanket layers that protect Hubble equipment bays after years of insulation degradation.

Feustel helps install Hubble's second replacement battery module during the final servicing spacewalk.

Launches the coalition's Big Society programme with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

Guides FC Porto to Europa League victory over Braga.

Becomes the youngest manager winning a major UEFA club trophy.

Establishes an unprecedented sequence of three straight tournament victories.

Guides Sevilla to a third consecutive Europa League title.

Kiss leads analysis of Hubble images revealing a moon around the large Kuiper Belt object then known as 2007 OR10.

Wins the Australian federal election.

Faces coalition collapse after the Ibiza affair.

Sweden applies to join NATO after Russia's invasion.

Finland applies to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Marks fifteen years since the end of Sri Lanka's armed conflict with a Foreign Secretary statement.

Wins Romania's presidential election.

Birth of Nicholas II

Birth of Bertrand Russell

Birth of John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla

Birth of Olivia Trinidad Arias

Birth of Richard Christopher Wakeman, later Yes keyboard player and solo artist.

Toyah Willcox is born in Birmingham and later develops a music and acting career.

Taken to Paris, where a new serum had recently been developed, does not respond and is taken back to Vienna at his request where he dies from his infection on 18 May 1911 at the age of 50, leaving his Symphony No. 10 unfinished. Death of Gustav Mahler

Bridges dies from the wound received at ANZAC and becomes the senior Australian officer lost in the campaign.

The Turks intend to seize the fortress of Kinburn. The Turks attempt to repulse Potemkins attack on Ochakov