Historical Events In August - 18

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

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

1929  On this day in history hugues Aufray, French singer  

1930  On August - 18 eastern Airlines begins passenger service  

1930  Carl Barger, Lewistown Pa, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins) on this day in history.  

1931  On August - 18 lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game  

1932  Auguste Piccard/Max Cosijns reach 16,201m in a balloon on this day in history.  

1933  On August - 18 the birth of Roman Polanski, Polish director  

1934  48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64) on this day in history.  

1934  On August - 18 delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61  

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1936  106.5ø F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa to date on August - 18.  

1936  On this day in history 106.5°F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa  

1937  On this day in history the birth of Robert Redford, American actor and director  

1937  Toyota Motor Company founded on August - 18.  

1937  1st FM radio construction permit issued (W1X0J (WGTR) in Boston MA) on this day in history.  

1938  FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US and Canada on August - 18.  

1938  On August - 18 fDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada  

1940  On August - 18 chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies  

1940  On August - 18 71 German aircrafts shot down above England  

1941  On this day in history german concentration camp Amersfoort opens  

1942  On this day in history carlson's Raiders land on Makin, Gilbert islands, kill 350 Japs  

1942  On August - 18 erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist, dies at 48  

1943  On August - 18 final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz  

1943  On August - 18 carl Hubbell wins his 253rd & final game, all with Giants  

1943  On this day in history hans Jeschonnek, German air force general/chief-staff, commits suicide  

1944  Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France on August - 18.  

1944  Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers on August - 18.  

1944  Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 on August - 18.  

1945  Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds & Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off on August - 18.  

1946  Golf Writers Associaton of America formed on this day in history.  

1946  On August - 18 golf Writers Associaton of America forms  

1947  Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 on August - 18.  

1947  Naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 on August - 18.  

1949  On August - 18 hungary adopts constitution  

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)  

1450  On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet  

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on this day in history.  

1587  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.  

1596  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)  

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.  

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.  

0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper  

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  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.  

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

1276  On this day in history 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)