Historical Events In August - 18

1927  On August - 18 rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust   

1928  On August - 18 marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds)   

1929  On August - 18 hugues Aufray, French singer   

1930  Eastern Airlines begins passenger service on August - 18.   

1930  On this day in history carl Barger, Lewistown Pa, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins)   

1931  On August - 18 lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game   

1932  On this day in history auguste Piccard/Max Cosijns reach 16,201m in a balloon   

1933  The birth of Roman Polanski, Polish director on this day in history.   

1934  48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64) on this day in history.   

1934  Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61 on August - 18.   

1936  On August - 18 106.5ø F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa to date   

1936  106.5°F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Robert Redford, American actor and director   

1937  On August - 18 toyota Motor Company founded   

1937  On August - 18 1st FM radio construction permit issued (W1X0J (WGTR) in Boston MA)   

1938  FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US and Canada on this day in history.   

1938  On August - 18 fDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada   

1940  On this day in history chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies   

1940  On this day in history 71 German aircrafts shot down above England   

1941  On this day in history german concentration camp Amersfoort opens   

1942  On this day in history carlson's Raiders land on Makin, Gilbert islands, kill 350 Japs   

1942  Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1943  Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1943  Carl Hubbell wins his 253rd & final game, all with Giants on August - 18.   

1943  On this day in history hans Jeschonnek, German air force general/chief-staff, commits suicide   

1944  On August - 18 major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France   

1944  On this day in history paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

1944  On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87   

1945  On August - 18 scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds & Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off   

1946  On this day in history golf Writers Associaton of America formed   

1946  On this day in history golf Writers Associaton of America forms   

1947  On this day in history naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300   

1947  Naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 18 hungary adopts constitution   

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on August - 18.   

1587  On August - 18 birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents   

1596  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)   

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.   

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  On August - 18 death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.   

1236  On August - 18 theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies   

1318  On this day in history death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.