Today in History for 18th May 2025
Historical Events
1927 – Bath School Disaster: Andrew Kehoe blows up Bath Consolidated School killing 38 children, 2 teachers at Bath, Michigan
1963 – “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul hits #1
1964 – US Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years
2018 – Santa Fe High School shooting; 17 year-old shooter kills 10 and injures 10 in Santa Fe, Texas
2019 – English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (85,854): Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling each score twice as Manchester City thrash Watford, 6-0, completing an unprecedented domestic treble
Famous Birthdays
1892 – Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1926-48), and Tony Award-winning singer (South Pacific), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1957)
1913 – Charles Trenet, French pop singer and songwriter (“Boum!”; “La Mer”), born in Narbonne, France (d. 2001)
1939 – Gordon O’Connor, Canadian politician, born in Toronto, Ontario
1982 – Jason Brown, English-born footballer, born in London, England
1992 – Josh Phelps, Australian soccer player, born in Tamworth, Australia
Famous Deaths
1799 – Pierre de Beaumarchais, French polymath and dramatist (The Marriage of Figaro, Barber of Seville), dies at 67
1913 – Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, dies at 70
1985 – Harald Andersson, Swedish discus thrower (world record 52.42m 1934), dies at 78
1999 – Betty Robinson, American runner, dies at 87
2003 – Barb Tarbox, Canadian anti-smoking crusader, dies at 42
