Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1908  Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu) was born on this day in history.  

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

1908  On August - 18 birth of edgar Faure, thriller writer/PM of France (1952, 52-56)  

1908  On August - 18 birth of milan Ristic, composer  

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

1910  On this day in history 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 August - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1918  Elsa Morante, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 18.  

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  Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Polish art historian was born on August - 18.  

1922  On this day in history 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 August - 18.  

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

1923  On August - 18 birth of sadu Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner late 1940's/early 1950's)  

1923  On this day in history birth of jenni Irani, Indian cricketer (d. 1982)  

1924  Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12] was born on this day in history.  

1925  Brian W[ilson] Aldiss, UK, sci-fi author (Helliconia Trilogy) was born on this day in history.  

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

1925  On August - 18 birth of pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006)  

1927  On August - 18 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 August - 18 birth of hugues Aufray, French singer  

1930  On August - 18 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  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  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.  

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

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

1318  On August - 18 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.