JUNE 18 | Birthdays and Events
Famous Birthdays
People born on June 18
Edward Scripps
Died: March 12, 1926 (age 71 years)
Founder of the E. W. Scripps Company and the first publisher organized the first major chain of newspapers in the U.S. The newspaper is still in operation today.
Henry Clay Folger
Died: June 11, 1930 (age 72 years)
Co-Founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.
James Montgomery Flagg
Died: May 27, 1960 (age 82 years)
Painter and illustrator who created the 1917 poster of Uncle Sam for the U.S. Army during WWI.
Sam Wooding
Died: August 1, 1985 (age 90 years)
One of the first American jazz pianists to tour Europe.
Robert Mondavi
Died: May 16, 2008 (age 94 years)
Winemaker who revolutionized wine marketing and technical innovations for the California wine industry. His contributions elevated Napa Valley to global prominence.
Alice T. Schafer
Died: September 27, 2009 (age 94 years)
Mathematician and co-founder of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
George Mikan
Died: June 1, 2005 (age 80 years)
Known as "Mr. Basketball, Mikan was a 6 ft 10 in professional basketball player who was one of the first to wear "spectacles" as a professional player.
Chris Van Allsburg
Author and illustrator of the books Jumanji and The Polar Express.
Ethel Barrymore
Classic film actress often referred to as "The First Lady of the American Theatre." She is the great aunt of Drew Barrymore.
Dizzy Reed
Keyboardist for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
Blake Shelton
Contemporary country singer.
Historical Events on June 18
Events that occurred on June 18 throughout history
Philadelphia is founded in the Pennsylvania Colony.
English Quaker William Penn founds Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Colony.
Parts of the U.S.-Canadian border are determined.
Parts of the U.S.-Canadian border are determined.
The Woman's Suffrage Convention is held.
The Woman's Suffrage Convention is held at Mercantile Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote.
Susan B. Anthony is arrested, indicted, tried, and convicted for voting illegally for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election, paying a fine of $100.
Black inventor W. H. Richardson patents improvements for the baby carriage.
Black inventor W. H. Richardson patents the baby carriage, which included a bassinet positioned to face either out or in and rotated on a central joint.
The first vocational and academic training institution for Black women is formed.
Nannie Helen Burroughs forms the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington D.C. The School was the first vocational and academic training institution for Black women managed exclusively by Black women and provided critical education and employment pathways.
Columbia Records introduces the first long-playing (LP) record album.
Columbia Records introduces the first long-playing (LP) record album that played 33 1/3 revolutions per minute (rpm) and expanded playback time to over 20 minutes per side. The revolutionary record replaced the shellac 78 rpm discs that held only a few minutes of audio.
The Air Force attacks guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
The Air Force attacks guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam using B-52 bombers for the first time. The planes flew so high the sound of the engines could not be heard, giving the giving the enemy little to no warning before impact.
The first woman is sent on a mission into space.
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman astronaut in space (STS-7). Her mission was to operate the shuttle's robotic arm to capture and retrieve a Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) that was holding science experiments.
