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August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 17 2003 - August 2003 - August 19 2003 ---- War on Terrorism: Arab television airs an audio tape allegedly from August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus was founded, starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events By place Roman Republic The Battle of Aquilonia is fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, near Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess The Vinalia were Roman festivals in honour of Jupiter and Venus.
• 1201 - The city of Riga is founded. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava.
• 1541 - A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Higo (肥後国 Higo no kuni was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541)
• 1572 - Wedding in Paris of the Huguenot King Henry IV of Navarre with Marguerite de Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics. Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III Marguerite de Valois ( May 14, 1553 &ndash May 27, 1615) " Queen Margot " ( La reine Margot) was Queen of Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
• 1587 - Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Gov. John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas. Virginia Dare (born August 18 1587, date of death unknown was the first child born in the Americas to English parents Eleanor (or For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. John White (c 1540 &ndash c 1606 was an English artist and one of several early "Virginian" settlers who sailed with Richard Grenville in 1585 to the modern England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America
• 1587 - Saul Wahl was elected King of Poland, according to legend. Saul Wahl (1541-1617 was according to legend king of Poland for a single day August 18, 1587.
• 1590 - John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply-trip to England and finds his settlement deserted. John White (c 1540 &ndash c 1606 was an English artist and one of several early "Virginian" settlers who sailed with Richard Grenville in 1585 to the modern A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1634 - Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, burned alive in Loudun, France. Urbain Grandier (1590 in Bouère, Mayenne - 18 August 1634 in Loudun) was a French Catholic priest who Loudun is a small town and commune of approximately 9000 inhabitants in the Vienne département and in the Poitou-Charentes This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1636 - The Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts was first signed. See main article History of Dedham Massachusetts 1635 - 1792. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• 1775 - The Spanish established a presidio (fort) and the town came to be called Tucson, Arizona. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.
• 1838 - The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads in 1838
• 1848 - Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez executed on orders by Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean ("the Southern Seas" conducted by the United States Navy from Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Camila O'Gorman (1828-1848 was a wealthy socialite and figure of scandal in 19th century Argentina. Juan Manuel de Rosas (born Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio in Buenos Aires, March 30, 1793 &ndash Southampton
• 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern - Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Weldon Railroad. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Globe Tavern, also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad, fought from August 18 to August 21, 1864, saw the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Petersburg is an Independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Originally chartered in 1835 as the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad name began use in 1855
• 1868 - French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Pierre Jules César Janssen ( February 22, 1824 &ndash December 23, 1907) was a French astronomer who along with the English Helium ( He) is a colorless odorless tasteless non-toxic Inert Monatomic Chemical
• 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 The Battle of Gravelotte ( August 18, 1870) was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War named after Gravelotte, a village in Lorraine
• 1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Asaph Hall ( October 15, 1829 &ndash November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered
• 1903 - German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright Brothers. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Karl Jatho ( February 3, 1873 - December 8, 1933) was a German pioneer and inventor performer and public servant of the city of Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1904 - Chris Watson resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and is succeeded by George Reid. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, QC (25 February 1845 &ndash 12 September 1918 was an Australian politician Premier of New South Wales
• 1909 - Tokyo mayor Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Yukio Ozaki (尾崎 行雄 Ozaki Yukio) December 24 1858 &ndash October 6 1954) was a liberal Japanese Politician Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States.
• 1917 - A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 was one of the most important incidents that marked the history of the city Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1920 - Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Nineteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits each of the states and the federal government from Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally
• 1938 - The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York State, United States with Ontario, Canada over the St. Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Thousand Islands Bridge is an international bridge over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1941 - Adolf Hitler orders a temporary halt to Nazi Germany's systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and handicapped due to protests. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as
• 1950 - Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julien Lahaut ( September 6, 1884, Seraing, near Liège, Belgium - August 18, 1950, Seraing became a Communist Communist Party of Belgium (in Dutch: Kommunistische Partij van België, in French: Parti Communiste de Belgique) was a Political party
• 1958 - Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page is about the novelist For his father the politician see Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. Lolita (1955 is a Novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first written in English and published in 1955 in Paris, later translated by the author The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1963 - American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African James H Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford
• 1965 - Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins - United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operation Starlite was the first offensive military action conducted by a purely U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1966 - Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan occurs, when a patrol of Royal Australian Regiment encounter the Viet Cong. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The' Royal Australian Regiment' ( RAR) is the parent Regiment for regular Infantry Battalions of the Australian Army, making up the
• 1969 - Jimi Hendrix plays the unofficial last day of Woodstock. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter
• 1971 - Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1976 - In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom, the Axe Murder Incident results in the death of two US soldiers. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Korean: 한반도의 군사 분계선 is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a Buffer The Axe Murder Incident (판문점 도끼 살인 사건 was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1977 - Steve Biko was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Stephen Bantu Biko December 1946 &ndash 12 September 1977 was a noted anti-[[apartheid] activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early King William's Town, a town of South Africa, in the Eastern Cape province and on the Buffalo River, 50 kilometers (42 miles by rail or about 40 minutes' The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to apartheid.
• 1982 - Japanese election law is amended to allow for proportional representation. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes
• 1983 - Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over USD $1 billion in damage (1983 dollars). Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Hurricane Alicia was the third depression the first tropical storm and the only major Hurricane of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• 1989 - Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (born on September 29, 1943 in Bucaramanga, Santander – died on August 18, 1989 in Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• 1992 - Wang Laboratories files for bankruptcy. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Wang Laboratories was a computer company founded in 1951 by Dr Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against
• 2000 - Federal jury found the US EPA guilty of discrimination against Dr. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later inspiring passage of the No FEAR Act. Origins The bill was introduced by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that seeks to discourage federal managers and supervisors
• 2002 - MTR Tseung Kwan O Line officially opened. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the Rapid transit Railway system in Hong Kong. The is one of the eleven lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong.
• 2004 - In Dublin, Ireland the Dublin Port Tunnel excavation works are completed. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Dublin Port Tunnel ( Tollán Calafoirt Bhaile Átha Cliath in Irish is a road traffic Tunnel in Dublin, Ireland, that forms part of the
• 2005 - Dennis Rader is sentenced to 175 years in prison for the BTK serial killings. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9 1945 is an American Serial killer who murdered 10 people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita Kansas Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9 1945 is an American Serial killer who murdered 10 people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita Kansas
• 2005 - Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people. The 2005 Java-Bali Blackout refers to a massive power outage on Java — the main island of Indonesia in which the capital Jakarta is located — and The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta.

Births

• 1414 - Jami, Persian poet (d. Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami (نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی ( August 18, 1414 &ndash November 19, 1492) was one of the greatest 1492)
• 1450 - Marko Marulić, Croatian poet (d. Marko Marulić ( Split, August 18, 1450 - Split January 5, 1524) was a Croatian Poet and Christian humanist 1524)
• 1579 - Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, Roman Catholic nun (died 1640)
• 1587 - Virginia Dare, first English child born in North America (d. Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau ( Antwerp, 18 August 1579 - St Virginia Dare (born August 18 1587, date of death unknown was the first child born in the Americas to English parents Eleanor (or 1588)
• 1596 - Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. Jean Bolland ( Latin: Johannes Bollandus) ( 18 August 1596 &ndash 12 September 1665) was a Jesuit and hagiographer 1665)
• 1605 - Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. Henry Hammond ( August 18, 1605 - April 25, 1660) was an English churchman 1660)
• 1606 - Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. Maria Anna ( 18 August, 1606 – 13 May, 1646) also known as Maria Anna of Austria Infanta of Spain Archduchess of Austria and 1646)
• 1611 - Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. Biography After having spent her childhood with her mother she was to have married Gaston Duke of Orléans, in 1627 but King Louis XIII opposed the marriage 1650)
• 1657 - Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. Ferdinando Galli Bibiena or Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena ( 18 August 1656 - 3 January 1743)also Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction A designer is a person who designs something Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by Herbert Simon: ‘Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing 1743)
• 1685 - Brook Taylor, English mathematician (d. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Brook Taylor ('teɪlə(r ( 18 August 1685 &ndash 30 November 1731) was an English mathematician 1731)
• 1692 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis IV Henri Joseph de Bourbon-Condé prince de Condé ( duc de Bourbon and d'Enghien) ( August 18 1692 &ndash January 27 1740 The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers 1740)
• 1720 - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers ( August 18, 1720 &ndash May 5, 1760) was the last member of the House of Lords Hanged 1760)
• 1750 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (d. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor. 1825)
• 1754 - François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or François marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat ( August 18, 1754 - October 3, 1833) French General and military engineer was 1833)
• 1774 - Meriwether Lewis, American explorer (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Meriwether Lewis ( August 18, 1774 &ndash October 11, 1809) was an American Explorer, Soldier, and public administrator 1809)
• 1792 - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Russell 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 &ndash 28 May 1878 known as Lord John Russell before 1861 was an English The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1878)
• 1803 - Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nathan Clifford ( August 18, 1803 &ndash July 25, 1881) was an American statesman diplomat and jurist S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
• 1819 - Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Maria Nikolaievna (Мария Николаевна ( August 18 1819 - February 21 1876) was a daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia 1876)
• 1822 - Isaac P. Rodman, American Union general (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Isaac Peace Rodman ( August 18, 1822 &ndash September 30, 1862) was a Rhode Island banker and politician and a Union Army 1862)
• 1830 - Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November 1916)
• 1841 - William Halford, American naval officer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link William Halford ( 18 August 1841 &ndash 7 February 1919) was a sailor and later an officer in the United States Navy. 1919)
• 1855 - Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Alfred Wallis ( 18 August 1855 &ndash 29 August 1942) was a Cornish Fisherman and artist. 1942)
• 1857 - Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Libert H Boeynaems, formally Libert Hubert John Louis Boeynaems, SS 1926)
• 1870 - Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, Russian general (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ( Russian: Лавр Гео́ргиевич Корни́лов ( August 18, 1870 &ndash April 13, 1918 1918)
• 1879 - Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aleksandr Pavlovich Rodzyanko ( 18 August, 1879 — 6 May, 1970) was a general-lieutenant and a corps commander of the White Army during 1970)
• 1890 - Walther Funk, German Nazi politician (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walther Emanuel Funk (18 August 1890 - 31 May 1960 was a prominent Nazi official 1960)
• 1893 - Ernest MacMillan, Canadian musician (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan CC ( August 18, 1893; died May 6, 1973) was an internationally renowned Canadian 1973)
• 1893 - Burleigh Grimes, baseball player (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Burleigh Arland Grimes ( August 18 1893 – December 6 1985) was an American professional Baseball player and the last 1985)
• 1896 - Jack Pickford, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jack Pickford ( August 18, 1896 - January 3, 1933) was a Canadian -born American actor 1933)
• 1900 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Glenn Albert Black was an influential archaeologist of the United States 1964)
• 1902 - Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Adamson-Eric ( August 18, 1902, Tartu, Estonia - December 2, 1968, Tallinn, Estonia was an Estonian artist who 1968)
• 1903 - Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Lucienne Boyer ( Paris, August 18 1903 - Paris, December 6 1983) was a French female singer best known for her song " 1983)
• 1904 - Max Factor, Polish-born cosmetics entrepreneur (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Max Factor & Company is an international cosmetics firm founded in 1909 by Max Factor, a make-up artist for the Russian royal Ballet. 1996)
• 1906 - Marcel Carné, French film director (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Marcel Carné ( August 18, 1906 - October 31, 1996) was a French Film director. 1996)
• 1908 - Edgar Faure, French politician and historian (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edgar Faure (18 August 1908 30 March 1988 was a French politician essayist historian and memoirist 1988)
• 1909 - Gérard Filion, French Canadian businessman and journalist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Gérard Filion, CC, GOQ ( August 18, 1909 - March 26, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and journalist 2005)
• 1913 - Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romain Maes ( 18 August 1913 in Zerkegem &ndash 22 February 1983 in Groot-Bijgaarden) was a Belgian cyclist who 1983)
• 1915 - Max Lanier, baseball player (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hubert Max Lanier ( August 18 1915 - January 30 2007) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 2007)
• 1916 - Dame Moura Lympany, British pianist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Dame Moura Lympany DBE ( August 18 1916 &ndash March 28 2005) was an English concert pianist 2005)
• 1917 - Caspar Weinberger, American politician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger ( August 18, 1917 &ndash March 28, 2006) was an American politician and Secretary 2006)
• 1918 - Walter Joseph Hickel, American politician
• 1918 - Cisco Houston, American folk singer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel (born August 18, 1919) is an American Republican Politician who served as the 2nd and 8th Gilbert Vandine 'Cisco' Houston ( August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961)
• 1920 - Bob Kennedy, baseball player (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Robert Daniel Kennedy ( August 18, 1920 - April 7, 2005) was a Right fielder / Third baseman, manager and 2005)
• 1920 - Shelley Winters, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shelley Winters (August 18 1920 &ndash January 14 2006 was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television 2006)
• 1921 - Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Polish art historian
• 1922 - Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer
• 1925 - Brian Aldiss, English writer
• 1925 - Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Zdzisław Żygulski (born 18 August 1921 in Borysław) sometimes referred as junior is a Polish Art historian, professor of the Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Robbe-Grillet (French alɛ̃ ʁɔb gʁiˈje (August 18 1922 &ndash February 18 2008 was a French Writer Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Wilson Aldiss, '''OBE''', (born August 18, 1925 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England) is a prolific English Pierre Grondin ( August 18, 1925 - January 17, 2006) was a Canadian cardiac surgeon who was one of the first doctors to 2006)
• 1927 - Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
• 1928 - Marge Schott, baseball team owner (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18 1927 is the wife of former United States President Jimmy Carter and was First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margaret Unnewehr Schott ( August 18, 1928 &ndash March 2, 2004) was the controversial former managing general 2004)
• 1929 - Hugues Aufray, French singer
• 1930 - Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre
• 1931 - Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian Salvation Army general
• 1931 - Dick White, English footballer
• 1932 - William R. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia
• 1933 - Roman Polanski, French-born director and actor
• 1933 - Just Fontaine, French footballer
• 1934 - Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney
• 1934 - Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player and humanitarian (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ---- Hugues Aufray (born Hugues Jean Marie Auffray on August 18, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French singer of Spanish Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liviu Librescu (August 18 1930 &ndash April 16 2007 ליביו ליברסקו was a Romanian born and educated Israeli American scientist and academic professor The Virginia Tech massacre was a School shooting consisting of two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16 2007 that took place on the campus of Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bramwell Tillsley (born August 18, 1931) was the 14th General of The Salvation Army Dick White (born 18 August, 1931) was a professional footballer from 1950 to 1964 Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. William Richards Bennett PC, OBC, (born August 18 1932 in Kelowna British Columbia) was Premier of the Canadian province of British Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Just "JustO" Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco, with French and Spanish ancestors Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Bugliosi (ˌbuːliˈoʊsi with a silent g (born August 18, 1934, in Hibbing Minnesota) is an American Attorney and Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. 1972)
• 1934 - Ronnie Carroll, British singer
• 1935 - Rafer Johnson, American athlete
• 1935 - Howard Morrison, New Zealand entertainer
• 1936 - Robert Redford, American actor
• 1939 - Robert Horton, British businessman
• 1939 - Johnny Preston, American singer
• 1943 - Martin Mull, American comedian
• 1943 - Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
• 1943 - Carl Wayne, English singer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronnie Carroll (born Ronald Cleghorn 18 August 1934, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Singer and entertainer Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete. Sir Howard Morrison, OBE (born 18 August, 1935, New Zealand) is a New Zealand entertainer of British and Māori ancestry Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Robert Horton (born 18 August 1939) is a British businessman Johnny Preston (born John Preston Courville August 18 1939, Port Arthur, Texas) is an American Singer. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor who has starred in his own TV sitcom and acted in prominent films Giovanni ("Gianni" Rivera (born August 18, 1943 in Alessandria) is a former Italian football player who was awarded Carl Wayne ( 18 August 1943 - 31 August 2004) real name Colin David Tooley singer and Actor, is best remembered as the lead 2004)
• 1945 - Barbara Harris, American singer (Toys)
• 1948 - Joseph Marcell, British actor
• 1949 - Rudy Hartono, Indonesian badminton player
• 1952 - Elayne Boosler, American comedian
• 1952 - Patrick Swayze, American actor
• 1952 - Ricky Villa, Argentine former footballer
• 1953 - Louie Gohmert, American politician
• 1955 - Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist
• 1956 - John Debney, American composer
• 1956 - Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, American musician
• 1957 - Carole Bouquet, French actress
• 1957 - Denis Leary, American comedian and actor
• 1958 - Madeleine Stowe, American actress
• 1959 - Tom Prichard, American wrestler
• 1960 - Fat Lever, American basketball player
• 1960 - Mike LaValliere, baseball player
• 1961 - Bob Woodruff, American journalist, anchor
• 1962 - Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
• 1962 - Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1964 - Edith Frost, American singer/songwriter
• 1965 - Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer
• 1965 - Jim Florentine, American comedian
• 1966 - Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist
• 1966 - Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1967 - Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer
• 1967 - Daler Mehndi, Indian bhangra/pop singer
• 1968 - Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1968 - Dan Peters, American musician
• 1969 - Masta Killa, American rapper
• 1969 - Everlast, American musician
• 1969 - Edward Norton, American actor
• 1969 - Christian Slater, American actor
• 1970 - Jessica Hsuan, Hong Kong actress
• 1970 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor
• 1971 - Richard D James, Irish-born musician (Aphex Twin)
• 1971 - Jacob Vargas, American actor
• 1972 - Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer
• 1972 - Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer
• 1972 - Shaun Wilson, Australian artist
• 1976 - Daphnee Duplaix Samuel, American actress, Playboy Playmate
• 1977 - Régine Chassagne, member of the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire
• 1978 - Andy Samberg, American comedian
• 1979 - Selena Silver, pornographic actress
• 1980 - Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer
• 1980 - Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress
• 1980 - Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver
• 1980 - Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker
• 1980 - Jeremy Shockey, American football Tight End
• 1981 - César Delgado, Argentine footballer
• 1981 - Jonathan Schneck, American musician (Relient K)
• 1983 - Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer
• 1983 - Mica Penniman (Mika), Lebanese-born musician
• 1983 - Daniel Keith Swain (Danny!), American record producer/hip-hop artist
• 1984 - Robert Huth, German footballer
• 1987 - Mika Boorem, American actress
• 1992 - Frances Bean Cobain, daughter Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
• 1992 - Riko Narumi, Japanese actress
• 1994 - Jessie Flower, American actress and voice actress
• 1995 - Parker McKenna Posey, American actress

Deaths

• 353 - Decentius, Roman usurper
• 472 - Ricimer, Roman general
• 849 - Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian
• 1227 - Genghis Khan, Khagan of Mongol Empire
• 1258 - Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea
• 1276 - Pope Adrian V
• 1318 - Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Barbara Ann Harris (born August 18, 1945 in Elizabeth City North Carolina) is an African American R&B singer best known as a member The Toys were an American pop Girl group from Jamaica, New York, which was formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Marcell (born August 18, 1948) is a Caribbean-born British actor best known for his work as Geoffrey the snooty English Butler on the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born August 18, 1949) was an Indonesian Badminton player of Han Chinese descent who won the World Championship Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elayne Boosler (born August 18, 1952 in New York City) is an American Comedian, and hosted the short-lived game show Balderdash Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Ricardo Julio "Ricky" Villa (pronounced VEE-jah; born August 18, 1952 in Roque Pérez, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Buller "Louie" Gohmert Jr (born August 18, 1953, in Pittsburg Texas) is an American politician and current Republican Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dr Taher Elgamal ( Arabic: طاهر الجمل (born 18 August 1955) is an Egyptian Cryptographer. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Debney (born in Glendale California, 18 August 1956) is an award-winning American film composer who received an Academy Award Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (born August 18, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Drummer best known for working with the Singer-songwriter Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Carole Bouquet (born 18 August 1957) is a French Actress and Fashion model. Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Prichard (born August 18 1959) is an American professional wrestler. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff Arkansas) is a retired American professional Basketball Michael Eugene "Mike" LaValliere (born August 18, 1960 in Charlotte North Carolina) nicknamed Spanky, is a former Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Warren "Bob" Woodruff (born August 18, 1961 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) is an American Television Journalist Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the current president of Mexico For the Filipino politician and historical figure see Felipe Calderón y Roca. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Geoffrey "Geoff" Courtnall (born 18 August 1962) is a Canadian former professional Ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Edith Frost is an American singer-songwriter who describes her music as "pensive countrified psychedelia" Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Musician. Koji was supposed to represent Japan-in water-polo-in the coming Olympics but chose to be a singer Jim Florentine (August 18 1964 is best known for his characters "Special Ed" and "Bobby Fletcher" created for a series of Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Gustavo Charif (born August 18, 1966, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Artist. Kang Soo-yeon (born 18 August 1966) is a Korean actress. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and was one of the best known Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Brian Michael Bendis (born 1967 is an American Comic book writer and erstwhile artist Daler Mehndi (ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ dalēr mahindī) born August 18, 1967, is a Bhangra / pop Singer from Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Seung-yeon (born August 18, 1968) is a South Korean actress Dan Peters (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer for Mudhoney. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elgin Turner (born August 18, 1969) better known as Masta Killa, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan Erik Schrody (born August 18, 1969, in Valley Stream, New York) better known by his stage name Everlast, is an Irish Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American Actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen ( syn hyn born August 18, 1970 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese Actress. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970) is an American television Actor, director and musician known primarily for his roles in Sitcoms Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Jacob Vargas (born August 18, 1971) is an American Actor. Vargas was born in Michoacán, Mexico, and raised in Pacoima Los Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keiko is the lead vocalist of the J-pop Group globe. Born as Keiko Yamada (山田圭子 on August 18, 1972 in the city of Usuki, Leo Ku Kui-Kei is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer and actor Shaun Wilson (born Melbourne, 1972 is an Australian artist film maker academic and curator working with themes of memory place and scale through painting miniatures Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976 in New York) is an American Actress and model. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Régine Chassagne (born 18 August 1977 is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician and singer and a founding member of the Indie rock Arcade Fire (often referred to as The Arcade Fire) is an Indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec and fronted by the husband and wife duo Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) David Andrew "Andy" Samberg (born August 18 1978 is an American stand-up comic, and member of comedy group The Lonely Island. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Selena Silver is a pornographic film actress. She has appeared in nearly 100 Pornographic movies since 2003 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau (born August 18 1980 in Buenos Aires) is a professional Argentine football Midfielder Preeti Jhangiani (born 18 August, 1980 in Mangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian actress and model Rob Nguyen (born August 18[[ 980]] in Brisbane) is an Australian racing car driver of Vietnamese descent who competed in the 2002 and Athina Papayianni (also Papagianni, Αθηνά Παπαγιάννη born August 18 1980) is a Greek race walker. Jeremy Charles Shockey (ʃɔːki (born August 18, 1980 in Ada Oklahoma) is an American football Tight end for the New Orleans The tight end ( TE) is a position in American football on the Offensive team. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 César Fabián "Chelito" Delgado Godoy (born August 18, 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer. Jonathan Schneck is a Guitarist, Banjo player and bell player for the Christian rock band Relient K. Relient K is an American rock band formed in Canton Ohio Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kris Boyd (born August 18 1983 in Irvine Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983) known as Mika (ˈmiːkə is a Lebanese-born, London-based, Grammy -nominated and BRIT Award Danny!, also known as D Swain (born Daniel Keith Swain August 18, 1983 in Killeen Texas) is an American Hip-hop Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Huth (born August 18, 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a German footballer who plays for Middlesbrough Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Mika Sue Boorem (born August 18 1987) is an American actress who has appeared in the films Blue Crush (2002 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Frances Bean Cobain (born August 18, 1992) is the only child of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Wife Courtney Love. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress is a Japanese actress and model Profile Name Height Star Sign Leo Blood Type O Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jessie Flower (born August 18, 1994 in Indiana) is an American actress Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Parker McKenna Posey (born August 18, 1995 in Los Angeles California) is an American Child actress. Events By Place Roman Empire Battle of Mons Seleucus: Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Magnus Decentius (died 18 August 353) was a Roman usurper against Roman Emperor Constantius II. Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority Events By Place Western Roman Empire Relations between Emperor Anthemius and general Ricimer deteriorate completely Ricimer (c 405 &ndash August 18, 472) (ˈrikimer was a Germanic general who was master of the Western Roman Empire during part of the fifth century Events Asia In the Tang Dynasty Chinese capital city of Chang'an, an imperial prince was impeached from his position by officials at Walafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, surnamed Strabo (or Strabus, i Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris (Θεόδωρος Β΄ Δούκας Λάσκαρις Theodōros II Doukas Laskaris) (1221/1222 &ndash August 18 The Empire of Nicaea ( Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Νίκαιας Turkish: İznik İmparatorluğu) was the largest of the Byzantine Pope Adrian V (c 1205 &ndash August 18, 1276) born Ottobuono de' Fieschi was Pope in 1276 Saint Clare of Montefalco (ItalianChiara da Montefalco also called Saint Clare of the Cross (c 1268)
• 1430 - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. Thomas de Ros 9th Baron de Ros ( September 26, 1406 &ndash August 18, 1430) was an English nobleman 1406)
• 1503 - Pope Alexander VI (b. Pope Alexander VI ( 1 January 1431 &ndash 18 August 1503) born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja ( 1431)
• 1559 - Pope Paul IV (b. Pope Paul IV ( June 28, 1476 &ndash August 18, 1559) né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from May 23 1476)
• 1563 - Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (b. Étienne de La Boétie (modern French pronunciation; November 1 1530 – August 18 1563) was a French judge writer 1530)
• 1613 - Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer
• 1620 - Wanli, Emperor of China (b. Giovanni Maria Artusi (c 1540 – 18 August 1613) was an Italian theorist, Composer, and writer The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of 1563)
• 1634 - Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. Urbain Grandier (1590 in Bouère, Mayenne - 18 August 1634 in Loudun) was a French Catholic priest who 1590)
• 1642 - Guido Reni, Italian painter (b. Guido Reni ( 4 November 1575 &ndash 18 August 1642) was a prominent Italian painter of high- Baroque style 1575)
• 1645 - Eudoxia Streshneva, Tsarina of Mikhail I of Russia (b. Yevdokiya Lukyanovna Streshnyova (Евдокия Лукьяновна Стрешнёва (1608 &ndash August 18, 1645) was the second wife of Mikhail I 1608)
• 1683 - Charles Hart, English actor (b. Charles Hart (c 1625 &ndash 18 August 1683 was a prominent British Restoration actor 1625)
• 1707 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC, ( 25 January, 1640 – 18 August, 1707) was a soldier and Statesman 1640)
• 1712 - Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier
• 1765 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Richard Savage 4th Earl Rivers PC (c 1660 &ndash August 18, 1712) was the second son of Thomas 3rd Earl; and after the death about 1680 Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Early life He was born in Nancy, Lorraine (now in France) the oldest surviving son of Leopold Joseph, duke of Lorraine and his wife 1708)
• 1809 - Matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Matthew Boulton ( September 3, 1728 &ndash 18 August 1809) was an English Manufacturer and Engineer. 1728)
• 1815 - Chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the clergyman and lexicographer see Chauncey Allen Goodrich. 1759)
• 1842 - Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This entry should not to be confused with Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet (1828–1923 a French Prime Minister 1779)
• 1850 - Honoré de Balzac, French writer (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link 1799)
• 1919 - Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian distillery founder (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Emm Seagram ( April 15, 1841 - August 18, 1919) was a Canadian distillery founder Politician, Philanthropist 1841)
• 1940 - Walter P. Chrysler, American automobile executive (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Percy Chrysler ( April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American Machinist, Railroad man Automotive industry 1875)
• 1942 - Rafaela Ottiano, Italian-born American actress (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rafaela Ottiano ( March 4, 1888 - August 18, 1942) was an Italian -born American stage and film actress 1888)
• 1943 - Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ali-Agha Ismail-Agha oglu Shikhlinski ( Azerbaijani: Əliağa İsmayılağa oğlu Şıxlinski Russian: Алиага Шихлинский was Lieutenant-general 1865)
• 1949 - Paul Mares, American musician (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Mares ( June 15, 1900 &ndash August 18, 1949) was an American early Dixieland Jazz Cornet & 1900)
• 1952 - Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, Chilean Jesuit saint (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga on January 22, 1901 Viña del Mar, Chile - August 18 1901)
• 1963 - Clifford Odets, American playwright (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifford Odets ( July 18, 1906 - August 18, 1963) was an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Socialist 1906)
• 1981 - Anita Loos, American screenwriter (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Anita Loos ( April 26 1888 &ndash August 18 1981) was an acclaimed American Screenwriter, Playwright 1889)
• 1983 - Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of 1902)
• 1990 - Grethe Ingmann, Danish singer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Grethe Ingmann (1938 – August 18, 1990) was a Danish singer 1938)
• 1990 - B.F. Skinner, American psychological theorist (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Burrhus Frederic Skinner ( March 20, 1904 &ndash August 18 1990) was an influential American Psychologist, author 1904)
• 1992 - John Sturges, American film director (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) John Eliot Sturges ( 3 January 1911 &ndash 18 August 1992) was an American film director 1911)
• 1994 - Martin Cahill, The General, infamous Dublin criminal (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Martin Cahill ( May 23 1949 &ndash August 18 1994) was a prominent Irish criminal from Dublin. 1949)
• 1998 - Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Persis Khambatta ( October 2, 1948 &ndash August 18, 1998) was an Indian model and actress of Parsi ethnicity and Zoroastrian 1950)
• 2001 - David Peakall, British scientist (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. David Beaumont Peakall ( 17 March 1931 - 18 August 2001) was an internationally recognised Toxicologist. 1931)
• 2002 - Dean Riesner, American film and television writer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dean Riesner ( November 3, 1918 - August 18, 2002) was a prolific American film and television writer 1918)
• 2003 - Tony Jackson, English musician (The Searchers) (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Jackson ( 16 July 1938 &ndash 18 August 2003) was an English bass guitar player and singer who was a member of The Searchers The Searchers are a British rock band who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Swinging 1938)
• 2004 - Elmer Bernstein, American composer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Elmer Bernstein ( April 4 1922 - 18 August 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning American 1922)
• 2004 - Hiram Fong, former U. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hiram Leong Fong ( 鄺[[wikt 友|友]] 良; Pinyin: Kuàng Yǒuliáng formally Yau Leong Fong ( October 15, 1906 – S. Senator from Hawaii (b. 1906)
• 2005 - Christopher Bauman, American wrestler (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Atlanta Falcons Defensive back, go to Chris Cash (football player Christopher Bauman Jr 1982)
• 2005 - Gao Xiumin, Chinese comedy actress (b. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Gao Xiumin ( 1959&ndash2005 was a Chinese Comedy actress She was a regular at the CCTV New Year's Galas and was famous in partnership with Zhao Benshan 1959)
• 2006 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Fernand Gignac ( March 23, 1934 - August 18, 2006) was a French Canadian singer and actor 1934)
• 2006 - Jamie Astaphan, Caribbean-born physician (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Mario "Jamie" Sahely Chehin Astaphan, MD, BSc ( May 22, 1946 – August 18, 2006) was a Physician 1946)
• 2007 - Michael Deaver, Reagan Administration Deputy White House Chief of Staff (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Keith Deaver ( April 11, 1938 &ndash August 18, 2007) was a member of President Ronald Reagan 's White House staff The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. 1938)

Holidays and observances

• International Lighthouse Day
• Australia - Long Tan Day (also called Vietnam Veterans' Day) named after the Battle of Long Tan
• Roman Catholic Saints - Saint Helena of Constantinople, and Saint Alberto Hurtado
• Buhe in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This is an incomplete list of Christian Saints in alphabetical order by Christian name but if necessary by surname the place or attribute part of name as well Saint Helena (Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (c Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga on January 22, 1901 Viña del Mar, Chile - August 18 Buhe is a Ceremony of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, held on August 19 ( Gregorian Calendar) The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (in transliterated Amharic: Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is an Oriental

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