Historical Events In August - 18

1927  On August - 18 rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust   

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

1929  Hugues Aufray, French singer on August - 18.   

1930  On August - 18 eastern Airlines begins passenger service   

1930  Carl Barger, Lewistown Pa, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins) on August - 18.   

1931  Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game on August - 18.   

1932  Auguste Piccard/Max Cosijns reach 16,201m in a balloon on August - 18.   

1933  The birth of Roman Polanski, Polish director on August - 18.   

1934  On August - 18 48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64)   

1934  On this day in history delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61   

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

1936  On August - 18 106.5°F-Hottest afternoon ever in Iowa   

1937  The birth of Robert Redford, American actor and director on August - 18.   

1937  Toyota Motor Company founded on August - 18.   

1937  1st FM radio construction permit issued (W1X0J (WGTR) in Boston MA) on August - 18.   

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  Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history 71 German aircrafts shot down above England   

1941  On August - 18 german concentration camp Amersfoort opens   

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

1942  On this day in history erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist, dies at 48   

1943  Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz on August - 18.   

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  On this day in history major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France   

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

1944  On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87   

1945  Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds & Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 18 golf Writers Associaton of America formed   

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

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 August - 18.   

1949  On this day in history hungary adopts constitution   

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1414  On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.   

1579  On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  On August - 18 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  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)   

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

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.   

1236  On August - 18 theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies   

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

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)