Famous Birthdays In August - 18

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

1908  Bill Merritt, cricketer (early NZ Test leg-spinner, also Northants) was born on August - 18.   

1908  Edgar Faure, thriller writer/PM of France (1952, 52-56) was born on this day in history.   

1908  Milan Ristic, composer was born on August - 18.   

1909  On August - 18 birth of miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz)   

1910  On August - 18 birth of charles Wegg-Prosser, solicitor   

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  On August - 18 birth of moura Lympany, Saltash England, pianist (OBE-1979)   

1917  Casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87) was born on August - 18.   

1918  On this day in history birth of elsa Morante, writer   

1919  Walter J Hickel, (Gov-R-Alaska)/US Secretary of Interior (1969-71) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Bob Kennedy, baseball player was born on this day in history.   

1920  [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (1950's) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Shelly Winters, American actress (A Place in the Sun, A Patch of Blue & Poseidon Aventure) was born on this day in history.   

1921  ZdzisÅ‚aw Å»ygulski, Jr., Polish art historian was born on August - 18.   

1922  On August - 18 birth of alain Robbe-Grillet, France, novelist (Voyeur)   

1922  On August - 18 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  On this day in history birth of jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India (1947-8 Aust tour)   

1923  Sadu Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner late 1940's/early 1950's) was born on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 18 birth of jenni Irani, Indian cricketer (d. 1982)   

1924  Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12] was born on August - 18.   

1925  On this day in history birth of brian W[ilson] Aldiss, UK, sci-fi author (Helliconia Trilogy)   

1925  Tonny Til, rocker was born on August - 18.   

1925  Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history birth of rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust   

1928  On this day in history birth of marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds)   

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  On this day in history birth of grant Williams, NYC, actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man)   

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

1930  On August - 18 birth of liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre   

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0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper   

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

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on this day in history.   

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  On this day in history 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  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on this day in history.   

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)