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Events on Wednesday 18 May 2022 2
1943 – 2022Vangelis (1943-2022)Died 18 May 2022, aged 79Greek composer whose electronic scores for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner reshaped film music.
2022Sweden and Finland apply to join NATOTwo centuries of Swedish neutrality abandonedFinland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on 18 May 2022, ending Finnish non-alignment and more than two hundred years of Swedish neutrality.