Historical Events In August - 18

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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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 August - 18.  

1587  On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)  

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents  

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.  

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

1606  On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)  

0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

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

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

1236  On August - 18 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  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on this day in history.  

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on August - 18.  

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.