Today in History

1918.07.18 ~ 2013.12.05

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

1775.12.16 ~ 1817.07.18

English novelist (1775–1817)

1921.07.18 ~ 2016.12.08

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

1571.09.29 ~ 1610.07.18

Italian painter (1571–1610)

1867.07.18 ~ 1932.10.26

survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867–1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist

1747.07.06 ~ 1792.07.18

American naval officer (1747-1792)

1635.07.18 ~ 1703.03.03

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

1913.07.18 ~ 1997.09.17

American comedian (1913–1997)

1887.07.18 ~ 1945.10.24

Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945)

1806.03.21 ~ 1872.07.18

President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872

1914.03.26 ~ 2005.07.18

United States Army general (1914-2005)

1891.07.18 ~ 1950.09.15

American child trafficker (1891–1950)

1129 ~ 1194.07.18

French Poitevin knight and King of Jerusalem by right of marriage (c.1150–1194) (r.1186–1192)

1811.07.18 ~ 1863.12.24

British novelist (1811–1863)

1060 ~ 1100.07.18

Medieval Frankish knight

1922.07.18 ~ 1996.06.17

American historian, physicist and philosopher

1808.11.22 ~ 1892.07.18

English founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son (1808–1892)

1883.07.18 ~ 1936.08.25

Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883-1936)

1832.01.13 ~ 1899.07.18

American novelist (1832–1899)

1853.07.18 ~ 1928.02.04

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

1890.12.17 ~ 1920.07.18

Prussian prince (1890-1920)

1895.07.18 ~ 1954.07.18

American gangster (1895–1954)

1896.09.29 ~ 1982.07.18

Russian linguist (1896–1982)

1907.07.18 ~ 1992.12.19

English legal philosopher (1907–1992)

580.01.01 ~ 641.07.18

Frankish bishop

1827.07.18 ~ 1849.06.06

24th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

1900.10.21 ~ 1995.07.18

mother of King Bhumibol (1900-1995)

1357.07.18 ~ 1419.10.15

2nd King of Joseon Dynasty (1357 - 1419)

1684.10.10 ~ 1721.07.18

French painter

1909.07.18 ~ 1978.04.28

politician, first President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)

1659.07.18 ~ 1743.12.29

French painter (1659-1743)

1897.09.20 ~ 1967.07.18

Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967)

1862.07.18 ~ 1933.10.05

Russian general

1881.11.06 ~ 1965.07.18

Japanese general (1881–1965)

1889.07.18 ~ 1977.04.06

Japanese politician (1889-1977)

1809.04.21 ~ 1887.07.18

American lawyer and politician (1809-1887)

852.12.05 ~ 912.07.18

Chinese warlord and Later Liang emperor from 907 to 912

683 ~ 707.07.18

Emperor of Japan

1900.03.15 ~ 1987.07.18

Brazilian politician and academic (1900-1987)

1900.07.18 ~ 1999.10.19

French lawyer and writer

1332.07.18 ~ 1382.09.23

Ming Dynasty empress, died 1382

1830.05.20 ~ 1907.07.18

French writer (1830–1907)

1247 ~ 1318.07.18

Persian physician and historian (1247-1318)

1908.10.17 ~ 2007.07.18

Communist leader (1908–2007)

1843.06.01 ~ 1902.07.18

Japanese politician and admiral (1843-1902)

1871.07.18 ~ 1946.12.07

Japanese actress (1871–1946)

1897.08.26 ~ 1990.07.18

2nd President of South Korea (1897-1990)

1936.07.18 ~ 1939.04.01

war between the Republicans and the Nationalists in Spain from 1936 to 1939

1968.07.18 ~ 1968

American multinational technology company

1925.07.18 ~ 1925

autobiographical manifesto by the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler

1984.07.18 ~ 1984

1984 mass shooting

1912.10.08 ~ 1913.07.18

two consecutive wars in 1912 and 1913

1164.07.18 ~ 1714

composite monarchy which existed between 1162–1716

1967.07.14 ~ 1969.07.18

brief war between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969

387.07.18 BC ~ 387 BC

early 4th-century BCE battle between Gauls and Roman Republic

1918.03.21 ~ 1918.07.18

1918 series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War

1270.07.18 ~ 1270.10.30

military raid against muslim Turks 1270

1987.07.18 ~ 1987

1987 Hong Kong film directed by Ching Siu-tung

1807.09.02 ~ 1812.07.18

1807-1812 part of the Napoleonic Wars

1918.07.18 ~ 1918.07.22

battle in July 1918

1915.07.18 ~ 1915.08.03

1915 battle

1701.07.18 ~ 1701

1701 battle of the Great Northern War

1861.07.18 ~ 1861

1861 battle of the American Civil War

1944.06.16 ~ 1944.07.18

1944 battle of the second world war

1953.07.16 ~ 1953.07.18

1953 battle between PRC and ROC

1806.02.26 ~ 1806.07.18

1806 Siege during the War of the Third Coalition

1976.07.18 ~ 1976

United Nations convention and human rights instrument

1906.07.18 ~ 1906.07.20

1906 Russian military mutiny

1948.05.29 ~ 1948.07.18

1948 Chinese series of battles

1950.07.18 ~ 1950

science museum in Warsaw, Poland

1998.07.18 ~ 1998

1998 Albanian–Yugoslav border clashes