Birthday July 18, 1720 Gilbert White, "the father of British naturalists."
Birthday July 18, 1811 William Makepeace Thackeray, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair).
Birthday July 18, 1848 William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer
Birthday July 18, 1853 Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1902).
Birthday July 18, 1906 S.I. Hayakawa, (R), educator, US senator from California.
Birthday July 18, 1906 Clifford Odets, dramatist
Birthday July 18, 1911 Hume Cronyn
Birthday July 18, 1913 Red Skelton, comedian
Birthday July 18, 1916 Harriet Hilliard Nelson, singer, Actress.
Birthday July 18, 1918 Pamela Brown
Birthday July 18, 1921 Sen John Glenn, Jr, astronaut (1st American in orbit) D-Ohio
Birthday July 18, 1929 Dick Button, Skating champion & commentator
Birthday July 18, 1929 Hunter S. Thompson is born
Birthday July 18, 1933 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet (Bratsk Station).
Birthday July 18, 1941 Martha Reeves, in Detroit Michigan & the Vandellas
Birthday July 18, 1941 Marcia Jones Smoke, canoer.
Birthday July 18, 1961 Elizabeth McGovern, in Evanston Illinois
History July 18, 0000 Nero's Rome burns
History July 18, 0000 Fire of Rome
History July 18, 0064 Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle)
History July 18, 1536 Pope's authority declared void in England.
History July 18, 1792 Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris
History July 18, 1863 Assault of Battery Wagner and death of Robert Gould Shaw
History July 18, 1872 Britain introduces secret ballot voting
History July 18, 1914 Singing Wobbly Joe Hill sentenced to death
History July 18, 1918 Allies begin major counter-offensive in Second Battle of the Marne
History July 18, 1925 Mein Kampf is published
History July 18, 1925 Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
History July 18, 1927 Ty Cobb's 4000th career hit
History July 18, 1931 1st air-conditioned ship launched - "Mariposa"
History July 18, 1932 US & Canada signed a treaty to develop St. Lawrence Seaway.
History July 18, 1936 Spanish Civil War breaks out
History July 18, 1936 Spanish Civil War begans Gen. Francisco Franco led uprising
History July 18, 1938 Douglas `Wrong Way' Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif
History July 18, 1940 1st successful helicopter flight Stratford Ct
History July 18, 1945 Charges of communists in the U.S. Army raised
History July 18, 1947 Truman signs second Presidential Succession Act
History July 18, 1947 US receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Is
History July 18, 1947 Tigers shut out Yanks 2-0 ending a 19 game win streak
History July 18, 1948 Juan Manuel Fangio makes Formula One debut
History July 18, 1954 Joe Adcock records 18 total bases (4 homers & a double)
History July 18, 1955 Soviet Union agrees to grant Hanoi economic aid
History July 18, 1955 1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially
History July 18, 1960 Fifteen-year-old Brenda Lee earns a #1 hit with I'm Sorry
History July 18, 1962 Congress preserves birthplace and property of Theodore Roosevelt
History July 18, 1966 Gemini 10 launched.
History July 18, 1966 Carl Sagan turns one billion seconds old
History July 18, 1968 Intel is incorporated.
History July 18, 1968 Johnson meets Thieu in Honolulu
History July 18, 1969 Mary Jo Kopechne & Sen Kennedy plunge off Chappaquiddick bridge
History July 18, 1969 Incident on Chappaquiddick Island
History July 18, 1978 Billy Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for not bunting.
History July 18, 1980 Rohini 1 1st Indian satellite is launched.
History July 18, 1984 Walter F. Mondale wins Democratic presidential nomination in SF. Also Gunman opens fire at McDonald's in San Ysidro Cal killing 21
History July 18, 1984 Svetlana Savitskaya accompanies Vladimir Dzhanibekov on EVA outside Salyut 7 becoming 1st woman to walk in space.
History July 18, 1984 Twenty-one people are shot to death at McDonald's
History July 18, 1986 Video of Titanic wreckage released
History July 18, 1986 Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains
History July 18, 1987 Yanks Don Mattingly ties Major League record of HRs in 8 cons games
History July 18, 1995 Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father is published
History July 18, 1999 David Cone pitches perfect game
History July 18, 2008 The Dark Knight opens with highest-grossing weekend
July 18, 1720 Gilbert White, "the father of British naturalists."
July 18, 1811 William Makepeace Thackeray, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair).
July 18, 1848 William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer
July 18, 1853 Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1902).
July 18, 1906 S.I. Hayakawa, (R), educator, US senator from California.
July 18, 1906 Clifford Odets, dramatist
July 18, 1911 Hume Cronyn
July 18, 1913 Red Skelton, comedian
July 18, 1916 Harriet Hilliard Nelson, singer, Actress.
July 18, 1918 Pamela Brown
July 18, 1921 Sen John Glenn, Jr, astronaut (1st American in orbit) D-Ohio
July 18, 1929 Dick Button, Skating champion & commentator
July 18, 1929 Hunter S. Thompson is born
July 18, 1933 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet (Bratsk Station).
July 18, 1941 Martha Reeves, in Detroit Michigan & the Vandellas
July 18, 1941 Marcia Jones Smoke, canoer.
July 18, 1961 Elizabeth McGovern, in Evanston Illinois
July 18, 0000 Nero's Rome burns
July 18, 0000 Fire of Rome
July 18, 0064 Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle)
July 18, 1536 Pope's authority declared void in England.
July 18, 1792 Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris
July 18, 1863 Assault of Battery Wagner and death of Robert Gould Shaw
July 18, 1872 Britain introduces secret ballot voting
July 18, 1914 Singing Wobbly Joe Hill sentenced to death
July 18, 1918 Allies begin major counter-offensive in Second Battle of the Marne
July 18, 1925 Mein Kampf is published
July 18, 1925 Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
July 18, 1927 Ty Cobb's 4000th career hit
July 18, 1931 1st air-conditioned ship launched - "Mariposa"
July 18, 1932 US & Canada signed a treaty to develop St. Lawrence Seaway.
July 18, 1936 Spanish Civil War breaks out
July 18, 1936 Spanish Civil War begans Gen. Francisco Franco led uprising
July 18, 1938 Douglas `Wrong Way' Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif
July 18, 1940 1st successful helicopter flight Stratford Ct
July 18, 1945 Charges of communists in the U.S. Army raised
July 18, 1947 Truman signs second Presidential Succession Act
July 18, 1947 US receives UN trusteeship over Pacific Is
July 18, 1947 Tigers shut out Yanks 2-0 ending a 19 game win streak
July 18, 1948 Juan Manuel Fangio makes Formula One debut
July 18, 1954 Joe Adcock records 18 total bases (4 homers & a double)
July 18, 1955 Soviet Union agrees to grant Hanoi economic aid
July 18, 1955 1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially
July 18, 1960 Fifteen-year-old Brenda Lee earns a #1 hit with I'm Sorry
July 18, 1962 Congress preserves birthplace and property of Theodore Roosevelt
July 18, 1966 Gemini 10 launched.
July 18, 1966 Carl Sagan turns one billion seconds old
July 18, 1968 Intel is incorporated.
July 18, 1968 Johnson meets Thieu in Honolulu
July 18, 1969 Mary Jo Kopechne & Sen Kennedy plunge off Chappaquiddick bridge
July 18, 1969 Incident on Chappaquiddick Island
July 18, 1978 Billy Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for not bunting.
July 18, 1980 Rohini 1 1st Indian satellite is launched.
July 18, 1984 Walter F. Mondale wins Democratic presidential nomination in SF. Also Gunman opens fire at McDonald's in San Ysidro Cal killing 21
July 18, 1984 Svetlana Savitskaya accompanies Vladimir Dzhanibekov on EVA outside Salyut 7 becoming 1st woman to walk in space.
July 18, 1984 Twenty-one people are shot to death at McDonald's
July 18, 1986 Video of Titanic wreckage released
July 18, 1986 Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains
July 18, 1987 Yanks Don Mattingly ties Major League record of HRs in 8 cons games
July 18, 1995 Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father is published
July 18, 1999 David Cone pitches perfect game
July 18, 2008 The Dark Knight opens with highest-grossing weekend