Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1908  Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu) was born on August - 18.   

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

1908  Edgar Faure, thriller writer/PM of France (1952, 52-56) was born on August - 18.   

1908  On this day in history birth of milan Ristic, composer   

1909  Miliza Korjus, Warsaw Poland, actress (Great Waltz) was born on August - 18.   

1910  On August - 18 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  Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of moura Lympany, Saltash England, pianist (OBE-1979)   

1917  Casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87) was born on this day in history.   

1918  Elsa Morante, writer was born on August - 18.   

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  [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (1950's) was born on August - 18.   

1920  Shelly Winters, American actress (A Place in the Sun, A Patch of Blue & Poseidon Aventure) was born on August - 18.   

1921  ZdzisÅ‚aw Å»ygulski, Jr., Polish art historian was born on this day in history.   

1922  Alain Robbe-Grillet, France, novelist (Voyeur) was born on August - 18.   

1922  On August - 18 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  On this day in history birth of jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India (1947-8 Aust tour)   

1923  On this day in history birth of sadu Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner late 1940's/early 1950's)   

1923  On August - 18 birth of jenni Irani, Indian cricketer (d. 1982)   

1924  Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12] was born on August - 18.   

1925  Brian W[ilson] Aldiss, UK, sci-fi author (Helliconia Trilogy) was born on August - 18.   

1925  Tonny Til, rocker was born on this day in history.   

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

1927  Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust was born on this day in history.   

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

1929  On August - 18 birth of hugues Aufray, French singer   

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

1930  Grant Williams, NYC, actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man) was born on this day in history.   

1930  Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Tx, rocker (Feel So Fine) was born on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 18 birth of liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre   

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

0849  On August - 18 death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian   

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

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on August - 18.   

1276  On August - 18 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)