Historical Events on May 18

1307 Medieval battle

Battle between the Irish and the Normans in 1318

1469 Treaty that marked the beginning of the Burgundian Wars

Military conflict in Lithuania

1790 between the Greek privateer Lambros Katsonis and the Ottoman Empire

1794 battle of the Flanders Campaign during the War of the First Coalition

1811 battle in the Uruguayan struggle for independence

1821 battle that occurred during the Greek War of Independence

Fought between British and Chinese forces in Chapu (Zhapu), China, in 1842 during the First Opium War

Uprising led by Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, king of Sine, against the French Empire

1862 battle in Mexico

Earthquake in Colombia and Venezuela

Naval and amphibious action during the Russian Civil War

1941 treaty between Italy and Croatia

1952 Swiss Grand Prix — motor car race

1960 European Cup Final — final of the 5th association football European Cup

1969 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1969

Smiling Buddha — 1974 India's first successful nuclear test

1980 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1980

1994 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match

2003 Austrian Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race

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Battle of the Libyan Civil War