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May 18, 2008

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 14, 2008, covering May 18, 2008.

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    Album cover for Hard Candy by Madonna

    Hard Candy

    Madonna

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    Album cover for E=MC2 by Mariah Carey

    E=MC2

    Mariah Carey

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    Album cover for Spirit by Leona Lewis

    Spirit

    Leona Lewis

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    Album cover for Lyfe Change by Lyfe Jennings

    Lyfe Change

    Lyfe Jennings

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    Album cover for Songs From The Sparkle Lounge by Def Leppard

    Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

    Def Leppard

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Notable Deaths

Joseph Pevney

2008Joseph Pevney, American actor and director (born 1911)[†]

Joseph Pevney was an American film and television director.

2008Roberto García-Calvo Montiel, Spanish judge (born 1942)[†]

Roberto GarcĂ­a-Calvo Montiel was a Spanish judge. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Constitutional Court of Spain, sponsored by the conservative People's Party. In the last year of the Francoist State, GarcĂ­a-Calvo served as a local official repressing workers strikes. During his serving in the highest court, he has been considered as part of the persistence of the shadow of Francoism in the Spanish institutions. He died by natural causes on May 17, 2008 at aged 65 in Villaviciosa de OdĂłn, Madrid.

Historical Context for May 18, 2008

In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]