On this day: August 18
Events
Siege of PetropavlovskAugust 18, 1854 – August 28, 1854 · Wars & Conflicts
Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868 · Science
Battle of GravelotteAugust 18, 1870 · Wars & Conflicts
Launch of German Press AgencyAugust 18, 1949 · Internet- Release of Who Are YouAugust 18, 1978 · Music
- Release of Slippery When WetAugust 18, 1986 · Music
- Release of Follow the LeaderAugust 18, 1998 · Music
- Release of Lara Croft and the Guardian of LightAugust 18, 2010 · Gaming
- Release of Captain FantasticAugust 18, 2016 · Film
Born on this day
Pedro Sarmiento de GamboaAugust 18, 1530 – 1592 · Exploration
Brook TaylorAugust 18, 1685 – December 29, 1731 · Science
Pierre SonneratAugust 18, 1748 – March 31, 1814 · Exploration
Antonio SalieriAugust 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825 · Music
Meriwether LewisAugust 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809 · Exploration
Friedrich WieckAugust 18, 1785 – October 6, 1873 · Music
John Russell, 1st Earl RussellAugust 18, 1792 – May 28, 1878 · Politics
Jules PerrotAugust 18, 1810 – August 19, 1892 · Music
Benjamin GodardAugust 18, 1849 – January 10, 1895 · Music
Anna AncherAugust 18, 1859 – April 15, 1935 · Art
Sergei Prokudin-GorskiiAugust 18, 1863 – September 27, 1944 · Technology
Percy FawcettAugust 18, 1867 – 1925 · Exploration
Lavr KornilovAugust 18, 1870 – April 13, 1918 · Exploration
Jack PickfordAugust 18, 1896 – January 3, 1933 · Film- Jean GuittonAugust 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999 · Culture
Marcel CarnéAugust 18, 1906 – October 31, 1996 · Film
Ladislao VajdaAugust 18, 1906 – March 25, 1965 · Film
Pál TuránAugust 18, 1910 – September 26, 1976 · Science- Klara Dan von NeumannAugust 18, 1911 – November 10, 1963 · Technology
Idea VilariñoAugust 18, 1920 – April 28, 2009 · Music
Alain Robbe-GrilletAugust 18, 1922 – February 18, 2008 · Film
Marvin HarrisAugust 18, 1927 – October 25, 2001 · Culture
Luciano De CrescenzoAugust 18, 1928 – July 18, 2019 · Film
Hugues AufrayAugust 18, 1929 – present · Music- Liviu LibrescuAugust 18, 1930 – April 16, 2007 · Science
Luc MontagnierAugust 18, 1932 – February 8, 2022 · Science
Roman PolanskiAugust 18, 1933 – present · Film
Robert RedfordAugust 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025 · Film
Gianni RiveraAugust 18, 1943 – present · Sports
Martin MullAugust 18, 1943 – June 27, 2024 · Art
Aruna IraniAugust 18, 1946 – present · Film
Patrick SwayzeAugust 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009 · Music
Sergio CastellittoAugust 18, 1953 – present · Film
Ma JianAugust 18, 1953 – present · Art
Umberto GuidoniAugust 18, 1954 – present · Space
Janusz WiśniewskiAugust 18, 1954 – present · Science
Rainer WoelkiAugust 18, 1956 – present · Culture
John DebneyAugust 18, 1956 – present · Music
Carole BouquetAugust 18, 1957 – present · Film
Denis LearyAugust 18, 1957 – present · Film
Tan DunAugust 18, 1957 – present · Music
Sergei TreshchovAugust 18, 1958 – present · Space
Andi DerisAugust 18, 1964 – present · Music
Edward NortonAugust 18, 1969 – present · Film
Christian SlaterAugust 18, 1969 – present · Film
Aphex TwinAugust 18, 1971 – present · Music
MikaAugust 18, 1983 – present · Music
Cesár SampsonAugust 18, 1983 – present · Music
Mika BooremAugust 18, 1987 – present · Film- Frances Bean CobainAugust 18, 1992 – present · Art