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| August 18th |
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| About August 18th is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1774 - Meriwether Lewis, explorer, soldier (Lewis & Clark Expedition) 1927 - Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady 1928 - Marge Schott, controversial Cincinnati Reds' president 1933 - Roman Polanski, film director, producer (The Pianist) 1934 - Roberto Clemente, Hall of Fame baseball player 1943 - Martin Mull, actor (Roseanne) 1952 - Patrick Swayze, actor (Dirty Dancing) 1957 - Denis Leary, comedian, actor (Rescue Me) 1961 - Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury 1969 - Christian Slater, actor (True Romance) 1969 - Edward Norton, actor (Fight Club, Rounders) Deaths 2009 - Bob Novak, political columnist, author Events 1587 - Virginia Dare becomes the first English child born in the Americas in what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. 1920 - Ratification of the 20th Amendment, guaranteeing a woman's right to vote, takes place. 1962 - Ringo Starr makes his first appearance with The Beatles at a Cavern Club show. 1977 - The English rock band The Police give their first performance at a nightclub in Birmingham, England. 1992 - Boston Celtics star forward Larry Bird announces his retirement from the National Basketball Association. |
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