Historical Events In August - 18
Thursday, 07 July 2022
1927 Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust on August - 18.
1928 On August - 18 marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds)
1929 On August - 18 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 Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game on this day in history.
1932 Auguste Piccard/Max Cosijns reach 16,201m in a balloon on August - 18.
1933 On this day in history 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 this day in history delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61
1936 On this day in history 106.5ø F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa to date
1936 On this day in history 106.5°F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa
1937 On August - 18 the birth of Robert Redford, American actor and director
1937 Toyota Motor Company founded on August - 18.
1937 On this day in history 1st FM radio construction permit issued (W1X0J (WGTR) in Boston MA)
1938 On this day in history fDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US and Canada
1938 FDR dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting US & Canada on August - 18.
1940 On this day in history chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies
1940 On August - 18 71 German aircrafts shot down above England
1941 German concentration camp Amersfoort opens on August - 18.
1942 Carlson's Raiders land on Makin, Gilbert islands, kill 350 Japs on August - 18.
1942 Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist, dies at 48 on this day in history.
1943 Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz on August - 18.
1943 On this day in history carl Hubbell wins his 253rd & final game, all with Giants
1943 Hans Jeschonnek, German air force general/chief-staff, commits suicide on August - 18.
1944 Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France on this day in history.
1944 Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers on August - 18.
1944 On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87
1945 On this day in history scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds & Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off
1946 On this day in history golf Writers Associaton of America formed
1946 On August - 18 golf Writers Associaton of America forms
1947 On this day in history naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300
1947 Naval torpedo & mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 on this day in history.
1949 Hungary adopts constitution on August - 18.
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