August 18

This day in history:

• 2019 – One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2).
• 1634 – Father Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
• 1973 – Aeroflot Flight A-13 crashes after takeoff from Baku-Bina International Airport in Azerbaijan, killing 56 people and injuring eight.
• 1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.

Births:

• 1964 – Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1960 – Mike LaValliere, American baseball player
• 1944 – Paula Danziger, American author (died 2004)

Deaths:

• 2016 – Ernst Nolte, German historian (born 1923)
• 2018 – Denis Edozie, Nigerian Supreme Court judge (born 1935)
• 2014 – Levente Lengyel, Hungarian chess player (born 1933)

Holidays:

• Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)
• Arbor Day (Pakistan)
• Long Tan Day, also called Vietnam Veterans' Day (Australia)

Random Article of the day:

Balete, Batangas

Balete, officially the Municipality of Balete (Tagalog: Bayan ng Balete), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,055 people. The people from Balete is called Baleteños.
Balete is well known for its location on Taal Lake, providing a panoramic view of the Taal Volcano. The pilgrimage site Marian Orchard is located in Barangay Malabanan. The town's name originates from the tree of the same name that grew abundantly in the area.

#wikipedia #August18 #Balete,Batangas

August 18

This day in history:

• 1304 – The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias.
• 1973 – Aeroflot Flight A-13 crashes after takeoff from Baku-Bina International Airport in Azerbaijan, killing 56 people and injuring eight.
• 707 – Princess Abe accedes to the imperial Japanese throne as Empress Genmei.
• 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

Births:

• 1948 – James Jones, English bishop
• 1911 – Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer (d. 1963)
• 1914 – Lucy Ozarin, United States Navy lieutenant commander and psychiatrist (d. 2017)

Deaths:

• 2020 – Ben Cross, English stage and film actor (b. 1947)
• 2023 – Al Quie, American politician, 35th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1923)
• 472 – Ricimer, Roman general and politician (b. 405)

Holidays:

• Constitution Day (Indonesia)
• Arbor Day (Pakistan)
• Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)

Random Article of the day:

Passa Quatro National Forest

The Passa Quatro National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional de Passa Quatro) is a national forest in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It contains an area of Atlantic Forest.

Song of the Day August 18 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Curtis Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Jones_(pianist)

Curtis Jones - "Roll Me Mama"

https://youtu.be/zp99lLMhLIQ?si=FyN0RF8Ld_HFzA4F

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August18 #CurtisJones #Jazz #Blues #Soul #Music #Piano #AudioRecording #Songwriter #AmericanExpatriate #1930s

Song of the Day August 18 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Curtis Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Jones_(pianist)

Curtis Jones - "Roll Me Mama"

https://youtu.be/zp99lLMhLIQ?si=FyN0RF8Ld_HFzA4F

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August18 #CurtisJones #Jazz #Blues #Soul #Music #Piano #AudioRecording #Songwriter #AmericanExpatriate #1930s

#Resistance — Italian freedom fighter Iris Versari killed herself before being captured by the Fascists #Otd in 1944.

Iris (22) fought bravely in her #partisan unit until - wounded and surrounded - she shot herself so that her comrades could disengage.

#18agosto #August18

Song of the Day August 18 2023

In remembrance of the birth of Roberto Clemente

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Clemente

Major League Baseball - "Remembering Roberto" Narrated by Duane Rieder Executive Director of the Roberto Clemente Museum

https://youtu.be/KhtWgUGbnko

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2023 #August18 #RobertoClemente #MLB #Pittsburgh #PittsburghPirates #PuertoRico #HallOfFamer #Humanitarian #Nicaragua #DuaneRieder #DanRather #DorisKearnsGoodwin #DavidConrad #1960s #1970s #50Years