July, 18th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 18, 2003:
2003 - David Kelly is discovered dead after committing suicide.

Wednesday 18, 2001:
In Baltimore, Maryland, a 60-car train derails in a tunnel, sparking a fire that lasts days and virtually shuts down downtown Baltimore.

Saturday 18, 1998:
A 23-foot tidal wave kills nearly 3,000 people in Papua New Guinea.

Friday 18, 1997:
1997 - 8000 low-caste Indians riot in Mumbai (Bombay) following a funeral for 10 children who had been killed by police.

Thursday 18, 1996:
In an event very similar to the Oklahoma tornado that would occur three years later, an F5 tornado hit the town of Oakfield, Wisconsin.

Tuesday 18, 1995:
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufriere Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital and forcing most of the population to flee.

Monday 18, 1994:
A court upholds NBA salary cap and draft rights.

Tuesday 18, 1989:
Rebecca Schaeffer is shot by a crazed fan, prompting California to pass America's first anti-stalking law in 1990.

Saturday 18, 1992:
The ten victims of the La Cantuta massacre disappeared from their university in Lima.

Friday 18, 1986:
1986 - The motion picture Aliens opens in theaters.

Wednesday 18, 1984:
1984 - National Crime Authority. Formed, in Australia.

Sunday 18, 1982:
268 campesinos ("countryside people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre in Ríos Montt's Guatemala.

Sunday 18, 1976:
Gymnast Nadia Comaneci, aged 14, scores first ever perfect 10 at the Olympics.

Monday 18, 1977:
Vietnam joins the United Nations.

Friday 18, 1969:
1969 - Apollo 11 makes preparations for landing on the Moon.

Thursday 18, 1968:
1968 - Intel incorporated.

Monday 18, 1966:
Gemini 10 launched.

Friday 18, 1947:
President Harry S. Truman signs the Presidential Succession Act into law which places the Speaker of the House and the Senate President Pro Tempore next in the line of succession after the United States Vice President.

Tuesday 18, 1944:
World War II: Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.

Saturday 18, 1942:
World War II: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me-262 using only its jets for the first time.

Monday 18, 1938:
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland.

Saturday 18, 1925:
Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf.

Saturday 18, 1914:
The United States Army's Signal Corps is formed, giving definite status to its air service for the first time.

Monday 18, 1898:
Marie and Pierre Curie announce the discovery of a new element and proposed to call it polonium.

Friday 18, 1873:
Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim

Thursday 18, 1872:
Britain introduces voting by secret ballot.

Saturday 18, 1863:
American Civil War: The first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, unsuccessfully assaults Confederate-held Fort Wagner but their valiant fighting still proves the worth of African American soldiers during the war.

Saturday 18, 1857:
Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war on the French.

Sunday 18, 1830:
Uruguay adopts its first constitution.

Saturday 18, 1536:
The authority of the Pope is declared void in England.

Tuesday 18, 1195:
Battle of Alarcos, great victory of Almohad ruler Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur over the Castilian King Alfonso VIII

Friday 18, 64:
Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance.

Sunday 18, -390:
Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/18-july/on-this-day.html


People born on July 18

1980:
Kristen Bell, American actress (b: July 18, 1980) (Biography of Kristen Bell)

1978:
Ben Sheets, baseball player (b: July 18, 1978) (Biography of Ben Sheets)

1975:
Daron Malakian, American guitarist (System of a Down) (b: July 18, 1975) (Biography of Daron Malakian)
Torii Hunter, baseball player (b: July 18, 1975) (Biography of Torii Hunter)

1969:
Masanori Murakawa, Japanese professional wrestler (b: July 18, 1969) (Biography of Masanori Murakawa)

1967:
Vin Diesel, American actor (b: July 18, 1967) (Biography of Vin Diesel)

1963:
Martín Torrijos Espino, President of Panama (b: July 18, 1963) (Biography of Martín Torrijos)
Mike Greenwell, baseball player (b: July 18, 1963) (Biography of Mike Greenwell)

1962:
Jack Irons, American drummer Red Hot Chili Peppers (b: July 18, 1962) (Biography of Jack Irons)

1960:
Anne-Marie Johnson, American actress (b: July 18, 1960) (Biography of Anne-Marie Johnson)

1951:
Elio Di Rupo, Belgian politician (b: July 18, 1951) (Biography of Elio Di Rupo)

1950:
Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur (b: July 18, 1950) (Biography of Richard Branson)

1947:
Steve Forbes, American entrepreneur and politician (b: July 18, 1947) (Biography of Steve Forbes)

1941:
Martha Reeves, American singer (b: July 18, 1941) (Biography of Martha Reeves)

1940:
James Brolin, American actor (b: July 18, 1940) (Biography of James Brolin)
Joe Torre, baseball player and manager (b: July 18, 1940) (Biography of Joe Torre)

1937:
Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (b: July 18, 1937 ; d: February 20, 2005) (Biography of Hunter S. Thompson)
Roald Hoffman, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 18, 1937) (Biography of Roald Hoffman)

1935:
Jayendra Saraswathi, Hindu religious leader (b: July 18, 1935) (Biography of Jayendra Saraswathi)

1933:
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet (b: July 18, 1933) (Biography of Yevgeny Yevtushenko)

1929:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American singer (b: July 18, 1929 ; d: February 12, 2000) (Biography of Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
Dick Button, American figure skater (b: July 18, 1929) (Biography of Dick Button)

1927:
Kurt Masur, Silesian-born conductor (b: July 18, 1927) (Biography of Kurt Masur)

1925:
Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b: July 18, 1925 ; d: February 16, 2004) (Biography of Shirley Strickland)

1923:
Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (b: July 18, 1923 ; d: October 1, 1997) (Biography of Jerome H. Lemelson)

1922:
Thomas Kuhn, American philosopher (b: July 18, 1922 ; d: June 17, 1996) (Biography of Thomas Samuel Kuhn)

1921:
John Glenn, astronaut and politician (b: July 18, 1921) (Biography of John Glenn)

1918:
Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary and president (b: July 18, 1918) (Biography of Nelson Mandela)

1913:
Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b: July 18, 1913 ; d: September 17, 1997) (Biography of Red Skelton)

1911:
Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (b: July 18, 1911 ; d: June 15, 2003) (Biography of Hume Cronyn)

1909:
Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat and President (b: July 18, 1909 ; d: July 2, 1989) (Biography of Andrei Gromyko)
Mohammed Daoud Khan, President of Afghanistan (b: July 18, 1909) (Biography of Mohammed Daoud Khan)

1906:
S. I. Hayakawa, American semanticist and politician (b: July 18, 1906 ; d: February 27, 1992) (Biography of S. I. Hayakawa)
Clifford Odets, American writer (b: July 18, 1906 ; d: August 18, 1963) (Biography of Clifford Odets)

1902:
Jessamyn West, American writer (b: July 18, 1902 ; d: February 22, 1984) (Biography of Jessamyn West)
Nathalie Sarraute, French writer (b: July 18, 1902) (Biography of Nathalie Sarraute)
Chill Wills, American actor (b: July 18, 1902) (Biography of Chill Wills)

1894:
Isaac Babel, Ukrainian writer (b: July 18, 1894 ; d: January 27, 1940) (Biography of Isaac Babel)

1890:
Frank Forde, fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (b: July 18, 1890 ; d: January 28, 1983) (Biography of Frank Forde)

1887:
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician and traitor (b: July 18, 1887 ; d: October 24, 1945) (Biography of Vidkun Quisling)

1864:
Phillip Snowden, British politician (b: July 18, 1864 ; d: May 15, 1937) (Biography of Phillip Snowden)

1853:
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 18, 1853 ; d: February 4, 1928) (Biography of Hendrik Lorentz)

1845:
Tristan Corbière, French poet (b: July 18, 1845 ; d: March 1, 1875) (Biography of Tristan Corbière)

1821:
Pauline Garcia-Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (b: July 18, 1821 ; d: May 18, 1910) (Biography of Pauline Garcia-Viardot)

1811:
William Makepeace Thackeray, English author (b: July 18, 1811 ; d: December 24, 1863) (Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray)

1670:
Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (b: July 18, 1670 ; d: July 9, 1747) (Biography of Giovanni Bononcini)

1635:
Robert Hooke, English scientist (b: July 18, 1635 ; d: March 3, 1703) (Biography of Robert Hooke)

1634:
Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b: July 18, 1634 ; d: July 18, 1695) (Biography of Johannes Camphuys)

1552:
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b: July 18, 1552 ; d: January 20, 1612) (Biography of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor)

1504:
Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b: July 18, 1504 ; d: September 17, 1575) (Biography of Heinrich Bullinger)

1501:
Isabella of Burgundy, queen of Christian II of Denmark (b: July 18, 1501 ; d: January 19, 1526) (Biography of Isabella of Burgundy)

1013:
Hermannus Contractus, learned monk (b: July 18, 1013 ; d: September 24, 1054) (Biography of Hermannus Contractus)

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