398 Historic Events for June 18
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| 1898 |
Death |
George Ulyett, cricketer (949 runs 50 wkts for England 25 Tests), dies
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| 1898 |
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M C Escher, Dutch graphic artist
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| 1898 |
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4th US Golf Open: Fred Herd shoots a 328 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass
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| 1898 |
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Carleton Percy Hobbs, Farnborough England
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| 1899 |
Birth |
James Ralph Darling, teacher
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| 1900 |
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Gen Luigi Pelloux resigns as premier of Italy
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| 1900 |
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Empress DouairiŠre orders I-Ho-Chuan (Boxers) to kill all foreigners
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| 1901 |
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Jimmy Dale, Bronx NYC, orch leader (Sonny and Cher)
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| 1901 |
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Llewellyn Rees, British theater actor (Invisible Creature)
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| 1901 |
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Jeanette MacDonald, Phila, actress/singer (When I'm Calling You)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Henry Wadsworth, Maysville KY, actor (Applause, Fast and Loose)
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| 1902 |
Death |
Samuel Butler, British writer (Erewhom), dies at 66
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Le diable ouch corps)
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| 1903 |
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1st transcontinental auto trip begins in SF; arrives NY 3-mo later
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| 1904 |
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Keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Manuel Rosenthal, Paris France, composer (Bootleggers)
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| 1905 |
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John Gardener, boatbuilder/writer
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Eduard Tubin, composer
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Kay Kyser, Rocky Mount NC, orch leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege)
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| 1907 |
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Benny Payne, Phila, pianist (Billy Daniels Show)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Froelich Rainey, Wisc, quiz moderator (What in the World)
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| 1908 |
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Maria E Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter (Infinite Passage)
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Bud Collyer, NYC, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth)
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| 1909 |
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Nannie Burroughs forms national training School for Women
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| 1909 |
Death |
Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42
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