Today on Celtic History on

May 18th

Wed 18 May 1960

Real Madrid beat Eintracht-Frankfurt, 7-3 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, to win the European Cup for 5th Time

Thu 18 May 1939

The first aircraft lands at the newly opened Rineanna Airfield which is later to become Shannon International Airport

Thu 18 May 1939

Cosmo cinema in Rose Street, Glasgow opened its doors for the first time

Fri 18 May 1928

Standish O'Grady, on the Isle of Wight, died

Tue 18 May 1897

Oscar Wilde is released from prison; he goes to live in France

Tue 18 May 1897

The first Irish Music Festival is held in Dublin

Mon 18 May 1896

The City and Suburban Ground now known as Croke Park, hosts a soccer match for the first time

Sun 18 May 1873

James Fagan, actor, producer and playwright, is born in Belfast

Thu 18 May 1843

Break up of Church of Scotland and formation of Free Church of Scotland

Wed 18 May 1825

The House of Lords rejects the Catholic Emancipation Bill which would disenfranchise Irish forty-shilling free-holders and put clergy on state salaries

Fri 18 May 1798

The 2nd Earl of Kingston is tried amid great pomp by the Irish House of Lords for the murder of Colonel Henry FitzGerald

Sat 18 May 1613

James Is Irish parliament opens in Dublin

Mon 18 May 1401

John de Stanley is told that he is to be replaced as lieutenant by Thomas of Lancaster

Thu 18 May 1313

Robert the Bruce lands on Isle of Mann to wrest it from English Rule.