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What are the important events that happened on August 18? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 18: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 18 is the 230th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 5, 2019 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 26,101,440 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatriacontagon’ day.
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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 160 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 2,431 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 18 Historical Events
- 1587 –Virginia Dare, granddaughter of governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
- 1590 –John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
- 1838 –The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads in 1838
- 1950 –Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
- 1976 –In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom, the Axe Murder Incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
Who were born on August 18?
- 1902 –Margaret Murie, American conservationist, naturalist, and author (d. 2003)
- 1908 –Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1977)
- 1933 –Just Fontaine, French footballer
- 1980 –Kieron Davies, Welsh-born German rugby player
- 1980 –Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver
Who died on August 18?
- 353 –Decentius, Roman usurper
- 1642 –Guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1575)
- 1850 –Honoré de Balzac, French writer (b. 1799)
- 1981 –Anita Loos, American screenwriter (b. 1889)
- 2006 –Jamie Astaphan, Caribbean-born physician (b. 1946)
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