1200s / 13th century history on the 18th of August
1227 : Genghis Khan, the Mongolian emperor, died aged 65 (born in 1162).
1800s / 19th century history on the 18th of August
1868 : Helium was discovered, by Pierre Janssen, a French astronomer, and Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, an English scientist.
1900s / 20th century history on the 18th of August
1917 : Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroyed 66% of the city, resulting in the 70,000 people becoming homeless.
1830 : Franz Joseph I of Austria, was born in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austrian Empire (died in 1916 aged 86). Franz Joseph was the longest-reigning ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the longest-reigning emperor, and also the 7th longest-reigning monarch of any country in world history. official website : Schoenbrunn.at
1933 : Roman Polanski, the Polish and French film director, was born in Paris France.
1952 : Patrick Swayze, the American actor, singer and dancer, was born in Houston, Texas, USA (died in 2009 aged 57).
1958 : Lolita, the controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov, was published in the United States.
1958 : Madeleine Stowe, the American actress, was born in Los Angeles, California, USA
1971 : Australia and New Zealand decided to withdraw their troops from the Vietnam War.
1976 : Luna 24, the Soviet Union’s robotic probe, made a successful landing on the Moon, at 12°45′ North latitude and 62°12′ East longitude, which was not very far from where the Luna 23 had landed.
1983 : Mika, the Lebanese – English singer-songwriter, was born Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., in Beirut, Lebanon. official website : yoMika.com
2000s / 21ts century history on the 18th of August
2005 : Java – Bali blackout hit the Indonesian island of Java, and affected approximately 100 million people. This was the 7th worst major power outages in history.
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