Today in History 18th May

Well time is fleeting Gentle Reader, but lets hold onto its coat tails and get buffeted by the breeze it creates.

1048: Omar Khayyam, Philosopher, poet, mathematician and astronomer is born in Nishapur, Iran.

 

 

 

1897: Frank Capra, Oscar winning Hollywood director of movies including 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'It happened one Night.' is born in Sicily.

 

 



 

 

1920: Karl Josef Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) is born in Wadowice, Poland.

 

 

 

 

1980: Mount St Helens erupts killing 57 people and causing $3 billion worth of damage.

 

 

1980: Ian Curtis, lead singer of influential band Joy Division commits suicide.







 

 

 

2005: Pluto's moons 'Nix' and 'Hydra' are photographed for the first time by the Hubble Space Telescope.

 

 

 

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