August 18th, 1963

Born on August 18th, 1963

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What happened on August 18th, 1963?

August 18th, 1963

Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement

What else happened on August 18th?

August 18th, 2017

Two people were killed and eight others wounded when a rejected asylum seeker went on a knife rampage in Turku, Finland.

August 18th, 2008

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.

August 18th, 1983

Hurricane Alicia made landfall near Galveston, Texas, causing $3 billion in damage and 21 fatalities.

August 18th, 1966

Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan, but held them off for several hours until reinforcements arrived.

August 18th, 1964

East German Communist Party member Hildegard Trabant was killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall.

August 18th, 1948

Australia won the fifth Test of the 1948 Ashes series, becoming the first Test cricket team to go undefeated in England, earning them the nickname "The Invincibles".

August 18th, 1945

World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.

August 18th, 1940

Second World War: During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command, with both sides combined losing more aircraft on this day than at any other point during the campaign.

August 18th, 1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.

August 18th, 1919

Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a depot ship and damaging a battleship.

August 18th, 1877

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos, the smaller one.

August 18th, 1864

American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg.

August 18th, 1783

A meteor procession blazed across the night sky over Great Britain.

August 18th, 1612

The trials of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches (statue pictured), among the most famous of England's witch trials, began at the assizes in Lancaster.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 18th

Born on August 18th, 1963

60

Heino Ferch

German actor

*August 18th, 1963, Bremerhaven

60

Marcus Evans

British football businessman

*August 18th, 1963, Charing Cross Hospital

60

Hunter Tootoo

Canadian politician

*August 18th, 1963, Rankin Inlet

60

Chris Petersen

Actor

*August 18th, 1963, Los Angeles

60

Rebecca Bardoux

American pornographic actress

*August 18th, 1963, Erie

60

Hadmar von Wieser

Austrian author

*August 18th, 1963, Salzburg

60

Noam Kaniel

Israeli musician

*August 18th, 1963, Tel Aviv

60

Mara Lakić

Bosnian basketball player

*August 18th, 1963, Gradačac

60

Luiz Mattar

Brazilian tennis player

*August 18th, 1963, São Paulo

60

Jim Les

American basketball player-coach

*August 18th, 1963, Niles

60

Ramon Henderson

Dominican Republic baseball player

*August 18th, 1963, Santiago Rodríguez Province

60

Hidayet Karaca

Turkish journalist

*August 18th, 1963, Çankırı

60

Roland Iljadhi

Association football player

*August 18th, 1963, Vlorë

60

Bernardica Juretić

Croatian psychologist and humanitarian

*August 18th, 1963, Srijane

60

Rudolf Hajek

Austrian table tennis player

*August 18th, 1963, Laa an der Thaya

60

Damir Kalapač

Croatian association football player

*August 18th, 1963, Zadar

60

Luis Fajardo

Colombian footballer

*August 18th, 1963, Medellín

60

Donald J. Hying

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

*August 18th, 1963, West Allis

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Who's birthday is on August 18th?

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

39

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

59

Craig Bierko

American actor and singer

*August 18th, 1964, New York City

30

Sikki Reddy

Indian badminton player

*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

61

Felipe Calderón

63th President of Mexico

*August 18th, 1962, Morelia

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

56

Carolin Emcke

German journalist; Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2016

*August 18th, 1967, Mülheim an der Ruhr

54

Edward Norton

American actor (born 1969)

*August 18th, 1969, Boston

66

Carole Bouquet

French actress

*August 18th, 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine

45

Sergio Llopis

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1978, Xàtiva

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

23

Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

24

Vitão

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

26

Goh Sze Fei

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1997, Malacca

25

Joy Lai

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1998, Victoria

54

Timothy Snyder

American historian

*August 18th, 1969, Dayton

96

Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains

89

Luc Montagnier

French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)

*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

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No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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