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06/18/1937
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Gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies
Type: Death
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06/18/1938
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Joop M Worrell, Dutch MP (PvdA)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1938
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Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season
Type: Event
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06/18/1939
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French LM "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish actor, dies at 73
Type: Death
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06/18/1939
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Lynn Whiting, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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06/18/1939
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Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader (St Louis Cards)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1940
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Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour"
Type: Event
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06/18/1940
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German occupiers slaughter cattle, pigs and chickens
Type: Event
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06/18/1940
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Gen Charles de Gaulle on BBC tells French to defy nazi occupiers
Type: Event
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06/18/1940
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Jim Albus, Staten Island NY, PGA golfer (1991 Mazda Senior Players)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1940
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Bob Duncan, prison warden (Gartree Prison in UK)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1941
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Turkey signs peace treaty with nazi-Germany
Type: Event
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06/18/1941
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Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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06/18/1942
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Bernard W Robinson, becomes 1st black ensign in US Navy
Type: Event
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06/18/1942
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Thabo M Mbeki, South African economist/1st vice-president (1994- )
Type: Birth
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06/18/1942
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Roger Ebert, Urbana Ill, film critic (Siskel and Ebert at the Movies)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1942
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Paul McCartney, Liverpool, rocker (Beatles), writes silly love songs
Type: Birth
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06/18/1942
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Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor
Type: Birth
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06/18/1942
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Adolf Opalka, Czech resistance fighter, shot down
Type: Death
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06/18/1942
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John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter, killed Heydrich, dies at 28
Type: Death
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06/18/1942
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Josef Gabc¡k, Czech resistance fighter, shot by Heydrich
Type: Death
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06/18/1942
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Eric Nessler of France stays aloft in a glider for 38h21m
Type: Event
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06/18/1942
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Arthur Willard Pryor, composer, dies at 71
Type: Death
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06/18/1943
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SS Police in Amsterdam sentence for 12 resistance fighter to death (Jewish, communists, homosexuality) at the census bureau
Type: Event
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06/18/1943
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Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton-Dr in the House, Mind Your Language)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1944
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Paul Lansky, composer
Type: Birth
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06/18/1944
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U-767 sinks
Type: Event
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06/18/1944
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Farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris
Type: Event
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06/18/1945
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Colonel Roberts, commandant 22nd regiment marines, dies in battle
Type: Death
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06/18/1945
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William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) Brit radio traitor charged with treason
Type: Event
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06/18/1945
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Simon B Buckner, US lt-gen/commandant of 10th Army, dies in action
Type: Death
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06/18/1947
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Douglas Young, composer
Type: Birth
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06/18/1947
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Bernard Giraudeau, La Rochelle France, actor (L'Annee des Meduses)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1947
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Linda Thorson, Toronto, actress (Tara-Avengers, Julia-1 Life to Live)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1947
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Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0
Type: Event
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06/18/1948
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American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights
Type: Event
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06/18/1948
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UN Commission on Human Rights adopts Intl Decl of Human Rights
Type: Event
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06/18/1948
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Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates
Type: Event
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06/18/1948
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Nick Drake, rocker (Back to Fruit Tree)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1948
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National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time
Type: Event
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06/18/1949
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"Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 perfs
Type: Event
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06/18/1949
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Jerry Hollendorfer, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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06/18/1949
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William Randolph Hearst III, publisher/editor
Type: Birth
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06/18/1950
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Cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2
Type: Event
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06/18/1950
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Annelie Ehrhardt, German DR, 100m hurdler (Olympics-gold-1972)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1951
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De Gaulle wins French parliamentary election
Type: Event
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06/18/1951
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Henny Huisman, Dutch TV host (Playback Show)
Type: Birth
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06/18/1952
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Rickey Gazda, rocker
Type: Birth
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06/18/1952
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Efim D Bogolyubov, Russian chess player, dies at 63
Type: Death
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06/18/1952
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Isabella Rossellini, Rome Italy, actress (Big Night, Blue Velvet)
Type: Birth
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