August 18
People born on this day are Leo.
- 1976
The Korean axe murder incident in Panmunjom results in the deaths of two US Army officers.
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Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest, bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.
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Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
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Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
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American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members.
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One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws.
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A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java; affecting almost 100 million people, it is one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
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The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, resigns under threat of impeachment.
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War of Afghanistan: The Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
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A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40.
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The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight.
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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).
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2006Summer McIntosh, Canadian swimmer
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2004Kevin McGonigle, American baseball player
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2002Bart Verbruggen, Dutch footballer
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1999Cassius Stanley, American basketball player
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1998Brian To'o, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
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1998Clairo, American singer-songwriter
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1998Nick Fuentes, American far-right political commentator
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1997Josephine Langford, Australian actress
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1997Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer
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1995Alīna Fjodorova, Latvian figure skater
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1995Parker McKenna Posey, American actress
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1994Madelaine Petsch, American actress and YouTuber
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