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| August 18th, 2007 (August 18 2007) | Death | Michael Deaver, Reagan Administration Deputy White House Chief of Staff (born in 1938) | |
| August 18th, 1987 (August 18 1987) | Birth | Mika Boorem, American actress | |
| August 18th, 1977 (August 18 1977) | Event | Steve Biko was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William s Town, South Africa. He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to apartheid. | William King Quotes |
| August 18th, 1977 (August 18 1977) | Birth | Regine Chassagne, member of the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire | |
| August 18th, 1967 (August 18 1967) | Birth | Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer | |
| August 18th, 1967 (August 18 1967) | Birth | Daler Mehndi, Indian bhangra/pop singer | |
| August 18th, 1957 (August 18 1957) | Birth | Carole Bouquet, French actress | |
| August 18th, 1957 (August 18 1957) | Birth | Denis Leary, American comedian and actor | |
| August 18th, 1927 (August 18 1927) | Birth | Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States | |
| August 18th, 1917 (August 18 1917) | Event | A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. | |
| August 18th, 1917 (August 18 1917) | Birth | Caspar Weinberger, American politician (died in 2006) | Ric Berger Quotes |
| August 18th, 1877 (August 18 1877) | Event | Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos. | |
| August 18th, 1857 (August 18 1857) | Birth | Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (died in 1926) | |
| August 18th, 1707 (August 18 1707) | Death | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (born in 1640) | Devo Quotes |
| August 18th, 1657 (August 18 1657) | Birth | Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (died in 1743) | |
| August 18th, 1587 (August 18 1587) | Event | Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Gov. John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas. | |
| August 18th, 1587 (August 18 1587) | Event | Saul Wahl was elected King of Poland, according to legend. | |
| August 18th, 1587 (August 18 1587) | Birth | Virginia Dare, first English child born in North America (died in 1588) | |
| August 18th, 1227 (August 18 1227) | Death | Genghis Khan, Khagan of Mongol Empire | Genghis Khan Quotes |
