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Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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7 Births
2 Events
9 Total entries

★ Born on this day 7 entries

1618
Virginia Dare, first child born in America of English parents.
GB 408 yrs ago
1834
Marshall Field, founded a Chicago-based store chain.
US Space & Astronomy 192 yrs ago
1904
Max Factor Jr., make up artist.
US Arts & Culture 122 yrs ago
1922
Shelley Winters, actress.
US Arts & Culture 104 yrs ago
1927
Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady.
US 99 yrs ago
1933
Roman Polanski, novelist.
US Arts & Culture 93 yrs ago
1937
Robert Redford, actor.
US Arts & Culture 89 yrs ago

► Events on this day 2 entries

1817
Gloucester, Massachussetts, newspapers carry accounts of a wild sea serpent seen offshore. 3 feet in diameter, 100 feet long.
US Media & Broadcasting 209 yrs ago
1969
People who passed out at Woodstock, realize the festival ended yesterday. (Must have been some party!)
US 57 yrs ago