On This Day — June 18

🕰️ Notable Events on June 18

• 2009 — The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-85 UK miners' strike. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mona Mahmudnizhad together with nine other Bahá'í women, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after take off from London's Heathrow Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total 60 injuries and 24 arrests. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — The University of the Philippines is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families. Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps. Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — French invasion of Algeria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison. Wikipedia ↗
• 1799 — Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1757 — Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1684 — The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court. Wikipedia ↗
• 1633 — Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh Wikipedia ↗
• 1429 — French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1264 — The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature. Wikipedia ↗
• 1178 — Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision. Wikipedia ↗
• 1053 — Battle of Civitate: Three thousand horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX. Wikipedia ↗
• 860 — Byzantine-Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
• 656 — Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate Wikipedia ↗
• 618 — Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 18

• 1997 — Katharina Hobgarski, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Maxim Kovtun, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Sean McMahon, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Takeoff, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Sandra Izbașa, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Derek Stepan, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Christian Taylor, American triple jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Mitsuki Tanimura, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, French-born Gabonese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Chris Harris Jr., American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Renee Olstead, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Elini Dimoutsos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Josh Dun, American musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Omar Arellano, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Edgars Eriņš, Latvian decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Richard Gasquet, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Richard Madden, Scottish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Chris Coghlan, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Alex Hirsch, American animator and television producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nanyak Dala, Canadian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Billy Slater, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Cameron Smith, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Nadir Belhadj, French-Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Marco Borriello, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Nathan Cavaleri, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Clint Newton, American-Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Marco Streller, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Antonio Gates, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Sergey Kirdyapkin, Russian race walker Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Craig Mottram, Australian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Colin Munroe, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Tara Platt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Yumiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Wang Liqin, Chinese table tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Marie Gillain, Belgian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Aleksandrs Koļinko, Latvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Martin St. Louis, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Sergey Sharikov, Russian fencer and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Julie Depardieu, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, American author and music critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ray LaMontagne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Matt Parsons, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Gavin Wanganeen Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Anu Tali, Estonian pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kerry Butler, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jason McAteer, English-Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Nathan Morris, American soul singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Katie Derham, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ivan Kozák, Slovak footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Greg Yaitanes, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Haki Doku, Albanian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Christopher Largen, American journalist and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Frank Müller, German decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater, choreographer, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Troy Kemp, Bahamian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Uday Hussein, Iraqi commander (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Patti Webster, American publicist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Dizzy Reed, American keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bruce Smith, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Lisa Randall, American physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Angela Johnson, American novelist and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Barbara Broccoli, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Steve Murphy, Canadian journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Joe Ansolabehere, American animation screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Peter Altmaier, German jurist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Gary Martin, British voice actor and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Miguel Ángel Lotina, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Richard Powers, American novelist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Brian Benben, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John Scott, English organist and conductor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Ed Fast, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Peter Donohoe, English pianist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Tiiu Aro, Estonian physician and politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Denis Herron, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Carol Kane, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Lee Soo-man, South Korean singer and businessman, founded S.M. Entertainment Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Mohammed Al-Sager, Kuwaiti journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Miriam Flynn, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Ian Hargreaves, English-Welsh journalist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Stephen Hopper, Australian botanist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gyula Sax, Hungarian chess player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rod de'Ath, Welsh drummer and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Annelie Ehrhardt, German hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jarosław Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Philip Jackson, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Éva Marton, Hungarian soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sherry Turkle, American academic, psychologist, and sociologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ivonne Coll, Puerto Rican-American model and actress, Miss Puerto Rico 1967 Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bernard Giraudeau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Linda Thorson, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Russell Ash, English journalist and author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bruce DuMont, American broadcaster and political analyst Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Sandy Posey, American pop/country singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Barry Evans, English actor (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Pat Hutchins, English author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Thabo Mbeki, South African politician, 23rd President of South Africa Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Richard Perry, American record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Nick Tate, Australian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Paul Mayersberg, English director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Delia Smith, English chef and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lou Brock, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jean-Claude Germain, Canadian historian, author, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Kevin Murray, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Del Harris, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jay Rockefeller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of West Virginia Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Vitaly Zholobov, Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Barack Obama Sr., Kenyan economist (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese politician, 6th President of Suriname Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Brian Kenny, English general (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Tommy Hunt, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Geoffrey Hill, English poet and academic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian sociologist, academic, and politician, 34th President of Brazil Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Michael Blakemore, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — David T. Lykken, American geneticist and academic (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Eva Bartok, Hungarian-English actress (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Paul Eddington, English actor (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Robert Beadell, American composer and educator (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗

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