In context
- When
- May 18
- Category
- Holiday / observanceA holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
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What happened
Christian feast day: Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
May 18 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 20182018 Santa Fe High School shooting
- 2018Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972
- 20192020 United States presidential election
- 20262026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting
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