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Γεγονότα στις 18 Αύγουστος
Astronomer
Έτος:
1877
American astronomer Asaph Hall discovers Phobos, one of Mars's moons.
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1891 Martinique hurricane
Έτος:
1891
A major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
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Franco-Prussian War
Έτος:
1870
Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
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Astronomer
Έτος:
1868
French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
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American Civil War
Έτος:
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
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Karl Jatho
Έτος:
1903
German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
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Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917
Έτος:
1917
A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
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Iceland
Έτος:
2019
One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2).
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Blackwater Fire of 1937
Έτος:
1937
A lightning strike starts the Blackwater Fire of 1937 in Shoshone National Forest, killing 15 firefighters within three days and prompting the United States Forest Service to develop their smokejumper program.
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Volksempfänger
Έτος:
1933
The Volksempfänger is first presented to the German public at a radio exhibition; the presiding Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, delivers an accompanying speech heralding the radio as the 'eighth great power'.
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Γεννήσεις στις 18 Αύγουστος
Godfrey Evans
Έτος γέννησης:
1920
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (died 1999)
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Zdzisław Żygulski (art historian)
Έτος γέννησης:
1921
Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian and academic (died 2015)
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Bob Kennedy
Έτος γέννησης:
1920
Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (died 2005)
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Shelley Winters
Έτος γέννησης:
1920
Shelley Winters, American actress (died 2006)
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Wally Hickel
Έτος γέννησης:
1919
Wally Hickel, American businessman and politician, 2nd Governor of Alaska (died 2010)
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Lydia Litvyak
Έτος γέννησης:
1921
Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (died 1943)
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Alain Robbe-Grillet
Έτος γέννησης:
1922
Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (died 2008)
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Rosalynn Carter
Έτος γέννησης:
1927
Rosalynn Carter, 41st First Lady of the United States (died 2023)
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Brian Aldiss
Έτος γέννησης:
1925
Brian Aldiss, English author and critic (died 2017)
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Anis Mansour
Έτος γέννησης:
1925
Anis Mansour, Egyptian journalist and author (died 2011)
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Θάνατοι στις 18 Αύγουστος
Paul Mares
Έτος θανάτου:
1949
Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1900)
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Julien Lahaut
Έτος θανάτου:
1950
Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (born 1884)
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Alberto Hurtado
Έτος θανάτου:
1952
Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (born 1901)
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Learned Hand
Έτος θανάτου:
1961
Learned Hand, American lawyer, jurist, and philosopher (born 1872)
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Pope Alexander VI
Έτος θανάτου:
1503
Pope Alexander VI (born 1431)
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Luo Shiwen
Έτος θανάτου:
1946
Luo Shiwen, Chinese communist (born 1904)
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Aliagha Shikhlinski
Έτος θανάτου:
1943
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (born 1865)
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Ernst Thälmann
Έτος θανάτου:
1944
Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (born 1886)
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Subhas Chandra Bose
Έτος θανάτου:
1945
Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (born 1897)
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Hildegard Trabant
Έτος θανάτου:
1964
Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (born 1927)
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Αργίες στις 18 Αύγουστος
August 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: August 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Arbor Day
Arbor Day (Pakistan)
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Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)
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Virginia Dare
Birthday of Virginia Dare (Roanoke Island)
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Agapitus of Palestrina
Christian feast day: Agapitus of Palestrina
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Helena, mother of Constantine I
Christian feast day: Helena of Constantinople (Roman Catholic Church)
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Alberto Hurtado
Christian feast day: Alberto Hurtado
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Florus and Laurus
Christian feast day: Florus and Laurus
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Saint Inan
Christian feast day: Evan (or Inan)
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Saint Fiacre
Christian feast day: Fiacre
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