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May 18, 2009 :: On this day, the (LTTE) was defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.

May 18, 2007 ::
is the 400 year old mosque in Hyderabad, India, close to the famous Charminar. A took place in its premises on this day during the Friday prayers in the afternoon leaving around 13 killed and several injured.

May 18, 1990 :: On this day in France, a modified achieved a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h (320.2 mph).

May 18, 1974 :: India exploded its first nuclear device on this day at Pokhran, Rajasthan. This was done under the project ' '.

May 18, 1923 :: Born this day, HUGH SHEARER was the Prime Minister of (d. 2004).

May 18, 1922 :: Died this day, Charles-Louis Alphonse Laveran was a French physician, who, while working in Algeria, discovered that the cause of is a protozoan, the first time that protozoa were shown to be a cause of disease. He was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

May 18, 1920 :: Born this day, JOHN PAUL II was the first pope (from 1978 to 2005) since the year 1523.

May 18, 1913 :: Born this day, NEELAM was an Indian politician and President of India (d. 1996).

May 18, 1912 :: Released on this day in Mumbai, was the first ever feature film of India, made by Ram Chandra Gopal "Dadasaheb" Torne in collaboration with Britain.

May 18, 1909 :: Born this day, Frederick John Perry was a great English player, though he first came to international fame at , in which he was world singles champion at the age of 20. In tennis, he won three titles and eight titles.

May 18, 1901 :: Born this day, Vincent du Vigneaud was an who won the Nobel prize in 1955 for chemistry for isolation synthesis of vasopressin and oxytocin, the two pituitary hormones.

May 18, 1883 :: Born this day, Eurico Gaspar Dutra was the President of (d. 1974).

May 18, 1876 :: Born this day, HERMANN MULLER was the Chancellor of (d. 1931).

May 18, 1836 :: Born this day, Wilhelm Steinitz was an chess master, who had been the world champion for the longest period compared to all other players.

May 18, 1804 :: On this day, BONAPARTE was proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.

May 18, 1498 :: , the Portuguese explorer, reached the port of Calicut, India, on this day.