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 this day in history.  

1908  On August - 18 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  On this day in history birth of charles Wegg-Prosser, solicitor  

1910  On August - 18 birth of herman Berlinski, composer  

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

1916  On this day in history birth of elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo)  

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  Elsa Morante, writer was born on August - 18.  

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

1920  On this day in history birth of bob Kennedy, baseball player  

1920  On this day in history birth of [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (1950's)  

1920  On this day in history birth of shelly Winters, American actress (A Place in the Sun, A Patch of Blue & Poseidon Aventure)  

1921  On August - 18 birth of zdzisÅ‚aw Å»ygulski, Jr., Polish art historian  

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

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

1922  Shelley Winters, [Schrift], St Louis Mo, actress (Poseidon Adventure) was born on this day in history.  

1923  Jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India (1947-8 Aust tour) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1924  On August - 18 birth of mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12]  

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 this day in history.  

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

1929  Hugues Aufray, French singer was born on August - 18.  

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

1930  On August - 18 birth of grant Williams, NYC, actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man)  

1930  On August - 18 birth of johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Tx, rocker (Feel So Fine)  

1930  Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre was born on this day in history.  

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

0849  On this day in history death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian  

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

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

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on this day in history.  

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

1318  On August - 18 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)