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| July 18th |
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| About July 18th is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 166 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1913 - Red Skelton, comedian, television and radio star 1921 - John Glenn, astronaut, former U.S. Senator (Ohio) 1937 - Hunter S. Thompson, journalist, author (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) 1940 - Joe Torre, professional baseball coach, player 1947 - Steve Forbes, businessman, former Presidential candidate 1950 - Mark Udall, U.S. Senator (Colorado) 1957 - Nick Faldo, professional golfer 1977 - Dylan Lane, television show host (Chain Reaction) 1980 - Kristen Bell, actress (Veronica Mars) 1985 - Chace Crawford, actor (Gossip Girl) Deaths 1817 - Jane Austen, English novelist (Pride and Prejudice) 2005 - Jim Parker, Hall of Fame offensive lineman 2009 - Henry Allingham, WWI veteran, was oldest living man Events 1853 - North America sees it's first international train routes as trains begin traveling between Quebec and Maine. 1918 - WWI sees a turning point as some 85,000 U.S. troops assist in a successful counterattack in the Second Battle of the Marne. 1940 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who became America's 32nd president in 1933, is nominated for an unprecedented third term. He would be the only President to serve more than two terms. 1942 - President Franklin Roosevelt inaugurates Shangri-La, later to be renamed Camp David, with a three-day visit. 1968 - Intel, a present day leader in computer chips, is incorporated in California. 1999 - David Cone of the New York Yankees pitches the 16th perfect game in MLB history. |
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