What Happened on July 18?
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EVENTS ON JULY 18
Dent Blanche
Year:
1862
First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
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Louis Faidherbe
Year:
1857
Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French.
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Pedro II of Brazil
Year:
1841
Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
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Treaties of Örebro
Year:
1812
The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
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American Civil War
Year:
1863
American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
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First Vatican Council
Year:
1870
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
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Adolf Hitler
Year:
1925
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
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United States Congress
Year:
1914
The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
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Ballot Act 1872
Year:
1872
The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
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1806 Birgu polverista explosion
Year:
1806
A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people.
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BIRTHS ON JULY 18
Aaron Beck
Year of birth:
1921
Aaron Beck, American psychiatrist and academic (died 2021)
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Thomas Kuhn
Year of birth:
1922
Thomas Kuhn, American physicist, historian, and philosopher (died 1996)
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John Glenn
Year of birth:
1921
John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (died 2016)
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Richard Leacock
Year of birth:
1921
Richard Leacock, English-French director and producer (died 2011)
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Lilia Dale
Year of birth:
1919
Lilia Dale, Italian actress (died 1991)
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Michael Medwin
Year of birth:
1923
Michael Medwin, English actor (died 2020)
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Tullio Altamura
Year of birth:
1924
Tullio Altamura, Italian actor
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Shirley Strickland
Year of birth:
1925
Shirley Strickland, Australian runner and hurdler (died 2004)
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Friedrich Zimmermann
Year of birth:
1925
Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (died 2012)
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Windy McCall
Year of birth:
1925
Windy McCall, American baseball relief pitcher (died 2015)
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DEATHS ON JULY 18
Thomas Cook
Year of death:
1892
Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group (born 1808)
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Horatio Alger
Year of death:
1899
Horatio Alger, American novelist and journalist (born 1832)
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Louis-Nazaire Bégin
Year of death:
1925
Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (born 1840)
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Jean Jules Jusserand
Year of death:
1932
Jean Jules Jusserand, French author and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States (born 1855)
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Lydia Becker
Year of death:
1890
Lydia Becker, English journalist, author, and activist, co-founded the Women's Suffrage Journal (born 1827)
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Ferdinand von Hochstetter
Year of death:
1884
Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (born 1829)
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Jane Austen
Year of death:
1817
Jane Austen, English novelist (born 1775)
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Vincenzo Borg
Year of death:
1837
Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (born 1777)
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Robert Gould Shaw
Year of death:
1863
Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (born 1837)
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Benito Juárez
Year of death:
1872
Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806)
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HOLIDAYS ON JULY 18
Symphorosa
Christian feast day: Symphorosa
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Philastrius
Christian feast day: Philastrius
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Theodosia of Constantinople
Christian feast day: Theodosia of Constantinople
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July 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: July 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela International Day
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Pambo
Christian feast day: Pambo
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Maternus (bishop of Milan)
Christian feast day: Maternus of Milan
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Camillus de Lellis
Christian feast day: Camillus de Lellis (optional memorial, United States only)
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Bruno (bishop of Segni)
Christian feast day: Bruno of Segni
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Arnulf of Metz
Christian feast day: Arnulf of Metz
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