Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1908  Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu) was born on August - 18.   

1908  On August - 18 birth of bill Merritt, cricketer (early NZ Test leg-spinner, also Northants)   

1908  On this day in history birth of edgar Faure, thriller writer/PM of France (1952, 52-56)   

1908  On this day in history birth of milan Ristic, composer   

1909  Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz) was born on this day in history.   

1910  Charles Wegg-Prosser, solicitor was born on this day in history.   

1910  Herman Berlinski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1915  Max Lanier, baseball player was born on this day in history.   

1916  Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) was born on August - 18.   

1916  Moura Lympany, Saltash England, pianist (OBE-1979) was born on August - 18.   

1917  On this day in history birth of casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87)   

1918  On August - 18 birth of elsa Morante, writer   

1919  On August - 18 birth of walter J Hickel, (Gov-R-Alaska)/US Secretary of Interior (1969-71)   

1920  Bob Kennedy, baseball player was born on August - 18.   

1920  [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (1950's) was born on August - 18.   

1920  Shelly Winters, American actress (A Place in the Sun, A Patch of Blue & Poseidon Aventure) was born on August - 18.   

1921  On this day in history birth of zdzisÅ‚aw Å»ygulski, Jr., Polish art historian   

1922  Alain Robbe-Grillet, France, novelist (Voyeur) was born on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history birth of eric William Hunter Christie, barrister   

1922  On this day in history birth of shelley Winters, [Schrift], St Louis Mo, actress (Poseidon Adventure)   

1923  Jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India (1947-8 Aust tour) was born on August - 18.   

1923  Sadu Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner late 1940's/early 1950's) was born on August - 18.   

1923  Jenni Irani, Indian cricketer (d. 1982) was born on August - 18.   

1924  On this day in history birth of mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12]   

1925  On August - 18 birth of brian W[ilson] Aldiss, UK, sci-fi author (Helliconia Trilogy)   

1925  On this day in history birth of tonny Til, rocker   

1925  Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006) was born on August - 18.   

1927  Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust was born on this day in history.   

1928  Marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds) was born on August - 18.   

1929  On this day in history birth of hugues Aufray, French singer   

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

1930  Grant Williams, NYC, actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man) was born on this day in history.   

1930  Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Tx, rocker (Feel So Fine) was born on August - 18.   

1930  On this day in history birth of liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre   

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0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.   

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

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on this day in history.   

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

1430  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)