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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 18 AOûT

Astronomer

Année: 1877

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovers Phobos, one of Mars's moons.

1891 Martinique hurricane

Année: 1891

A major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.

Franco-Prussian War

Année: 1870

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.

Astronomer

Année: 1868

French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

American Civil War

Année: 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.

Karl Jatho

Année: 1903

German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.

Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917

Année: 1917

A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.

Iceland

Année: 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).

Blackwater Fire of 1937

Année: 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.

Volksempfänger

Année: 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'.

NAISSANCES DU 18 AOûT

Godfrey Evans

Année de naissance: 1920

Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (died 1999)

Zdzisław Żygulski (art historian)

Année de naissance: 1921

Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian and academic (died 2015)

Bob Kennedy

Année de naissance: 1920

Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (died 2005)

Shelley Winters

Année de naissance: 1920

Shelley Winters, American actress (died 2006)

Wally Hickel

Année de naissance: 1919

Wally Hickel, American businessman and politician, 2nd Governor of Alaska (died 2010)

Lydia Litvyak

Année de naissance: 1921

Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (died 1943)

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Année de naissance: 1922

Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (died 2008)

Rosalynn Carter

Année de naissance: 1927

Rosalynn Carter, 41st First Lady of the United States (died 2023)

Brian Aldiss

Année de naissance: 1925

Brian Aldiss, English author and critic (died 2017)

Anis Mansour

Année de naissance: 1925

Anis Mansour, Egyptian journalist and author (died 2011)

DéCèS DU 18 AOûT

Paul Mares

Année de décès: 1949

Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1900)

Julien Lahaut

Année de décès: 1950

Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (born 1884)

Alberto Hurtado

Année de décès: 1952

Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (born 1901)

Learned Hand

Année de décès: 1961

Learned Hand, American lawyer, jurist, and philosopher (born 1872)

Pope Alexander VI

Année de décès: 1503

Pope Alexander VI (born 1431)

Luo Shiwen

Année de décès: 1946

Luo Shiwen, Chinese communist (born 1904)

Aliagha Shikhlinski

Année de décès: 1943

Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (born 1865)

Ernst Thälmann

Année de décès: 1944

Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (born 1886)

Subhas Chandra Bose

Année de décès: 1945

Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (born 1897)

Hildegard Trabant

Année de décès: 1964

Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (born 1927)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 18 AOûT

August 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Arbor Day

Arbor Day (Pakistan)

Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)

Virginia Dare

Birthday of Virginia Dare (Roanoke Island)

Agapitus of Palestrina

Christian feast day: Agapitus of Palestrina

Helena, mother of Constantine I

Christian feast day: Helena of Constantinople (Roman Catholic Church)

Alberto Hurtado

Christian feast day: Alberto Hurtado

Florus and Laurus

Christian feast day: Florus and Laurus

Saint Inan

Christian feast day: Evan (or Inan)

Saint Fiacre

Christian feast day: Fiacre

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