398 Historic Events for June 18
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Edward Leadbitter, politician
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Edwin Clarke, historian/neurologist
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Aster Berkhof, [Louis Van de Bergh], Flemish writer (Furious Christ)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Ian Carmichael, Hull England, actor (Lucky Jim, I'm Alright Jack)
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| 1921 |
Death |
Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer (Kantkennis), dies at 37
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| 1921 |
Death |
Eduardo Acevedo D¡az, Uruguay writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Donald L Keene, NYC, Japanese translator/critic
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| 1922 |
Death |
John C Kapteyn, astronomer, dies at 71
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Herman Krebbers, Dutch violist/concert master
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| 1924 |
Birth |
George Mikan, NBA center (6-time all-pro)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Liesbeth den Uyl-van Vessem, feminist/wife of Joop den Uyl
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| 1924 |
Event |
Pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamque
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Robert Arthur, Aberdeen Wash, actor (12 O'Clock High, Just For You)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Rex Collings, writer/publisher
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Patricia Hutchinson, British ambassador (Uruguay)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Tom Wicker, columnist (NY Times)
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| 1926 |
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Theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Dennis Landau, CEO (Cooperative Wholesale Society)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
John Phillipps Kenyon, historian/teacher
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Paul Eddington, actor (Devil Rides Out, Devil's Bride)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Simeon Pironkov, composer
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| 1927 |
Event |
Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000 m: 5:24.6
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| 1928 |
Death |
Roald E G Amundsen, Norwegian pole explorer, dies
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Maggie McNamara, NYC, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal)
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