1800s / 19th century history on the 18th of June

1886 : GEORGE MALLORY the English mountaineer was born in Mobberley, Cheshire, England. He took part in the first 3 British expeditions to Mount Everest in Tibet, in the early 1920s. George Mallory died on the North Face of Mount Everest in 1924, aged 37.

1900s / 20th century history on the 18th of June

1908 : The University of the Philippines was established, and founded by the American colonial government, for the Filipinos. Official website : up.edu.ph

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