August 18
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on August 18. From 1900 until now.
August 18 is under the sign of Leo.
Famous birthdays on this day include Robert Redford (1936), Edward Norton (1969) and Roman Polanski (1933).
Several movies were released around August 18 over the years, such as Blue Velvet in 1986 directed by David Lynch and Street Scene in 1931 directed by King Vidor.
But much more happened on August 18 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around August 18 over the years?
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Blue Velvet
Release year: 1986
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
Country: United States of America
Street Scene
Release year: 1931
Directed by: King Vidor
Starring: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi
Country: United States of America
Swing Time
Release year: 1936
Directed by: George Stevens
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Country: United States of America
Body Heat
Release year: 1981
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson
Country: United States of America
The Man in the Moon
Release year: 1991
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland, Reese Witherspoon
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 18?
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Events
- 2018 Russian president Vladimir Putin attends the wedding of Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl (FPÖ) and businessman Wolfgang Malinger. (BBC)
- 2017 Aftermath of the 2017 Barcelona attacks: Catalan police in the coastal town of Cambrils kill five suspected terrorists in a counter-terror operation to stop a second van attack. The police reported the attackers were wearing explosive vests, however they were later discovered to be fakes. (BBC)
- 2016 Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present): Three bombings targeting police and military kill at least 12 people and wound 219 in southeast Turkey. (BBC)
- 2015 War in Donbass: Fighting intensifies near the ceasefire line in eastern Ukraine with both the Government of Ukraine and the rebels blaming each other. The separatist-held cities of Donetsk and Horlivka have been bombed with hundreds of shells and rockets in the last 72 hours. (The New York Times)
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Famous Birthday
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American actor, director, and...
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American, actor, director, writer and...
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French film director, noted in France...
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American stage, film and TV actor,...
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Famous Deaths
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East Indian model and actress who made...
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Actress (Haunted Spooks), dies of...
![Robert Novak]()
American journalist and commentator...
![Beverly Bayne]()
Actress (Romeo & Juliet, Passionate...
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 18 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
- 2016 Sia Featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
- 2015 OMI - Cheerleader
- 2014 MAGIC! - Rude
- 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
- 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- 2011 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
- 2010 Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- 2008 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
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Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Ride
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Green Day - Oh Love
- 2011 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie
- 2010 Linkin Park - The Catalyst
- 2009 Linkin Park - New Divide
Books
Which were the most popular books released around August 18 over the years?
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Those Guys Have All The Fun
Year: 2011
By: James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales
It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut.
Happiness Is A Warm Puppy
Year: 1963
By: Charles M. Schulz
Happiness is Classic Peanuts! These collector’s editions perfectly recreate the original look and feel of the best-loved Peanuts books—their paper, their ink, even their lamination.
The Exorcist
Year: 1971
By: William Peter Blatty
Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist is now a major television series on FOX. It remains one of the most controversial novels ever written and went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the New York …
Reengineering The Corporation
Year: 1993
By: Michael Hammer and James Champy
The most successful business book of the last decade, Reengineering the Corporation is the pioneering work on the most important topic in business today: achieving dramatic performance improvements.
Inferno
Year: 2013
By: Dan Brown
#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERHarvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings.