On This Day: June 18

Updated June 17, 2012, 2:28 pm

On June 18, 1948, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights.
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On June 18, 1884, Edouard Daladier, the French politician who was a signer of the Munich Pact of 1938, was born. Following his death on Oct. 10, 1970, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1812 The United States declared war against Britain.

1815 British and Prussian troops defeated the French under Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in Belgium.

1873 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

1928 Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.

1948 The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted the International Declaration of Human Rights.

1948 Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.

1979 President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.

1983 Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

2002 A Palestinian detonated a nail-studded bomb in a Jerusalem bus, killing 19 passengers and himself.

2004 European Union leaders agreed on the first constitution for the bloc’s 25 members.

2006 Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected the first female presiding bishop for the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of the global Anglican Communion.

Current Birthdays

By The Associated Press

Rock musician Paul McCartney turns 70 years old today.

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., turns 75 years old today.

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

1939 Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 73

1942 Roger Ebert, Movie critic, turns 70

1950 Mike Johanns, U.S. senator, R-Neb., turns 62

1952 Carol Kane, Actress, turns 60

1952 Isabella Rossellini, Actress, turns 60

1961 Alison Moyet, Rock singer, turns 51

1963 Bruce Smith, Football Hall of Famer, turns 49

1976 Alana de la Garza, Actress (“Law and Order”), turns 36

1980 Antonio Gates, Football player, turns 32

Historic Birthdays

Edouard Daladier 6/18/1884 – 10/10/1970 French premier; signed the Munich Pact in 1938.Go to obituary »

80 Bartolommeo Ammannati 6/18/1511 – 4/22/1592
Italian sculptor and architect

55 Feofan Prokopovich 6/18/1681 – 9/19/1736
Russian Orthodox archbishop; important ally of Peter the Great

81 William Lassell 6/18/1799 – 10/5/1880
English astronomer

71 Edward Wyllis Scripps 6/18/1854 – 3/12/1926
American newspaper publisher

72 Henry Clay Folger 6/18/1857 – 6/11/1930
American industrialist and philanthropist

69 Nicolae Iorga 6/18/1871 – 11/28/1940
Romanian scholar, statesman and historian

82 James Montgomery Flagg 6/18/1877 – 5/27/1960
American illustrator and poster artist

53 Philip Barry 6/18/1896 – 12/3/1949
American dramatist

17 Anastasia 6/18/1901 – 7/17/1918
Russian daughter of Tsar Nicholas II

1812	The United States declared war against Britain.
1815	British and Prussian troops defeated the French under Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in Belgium.
1873	Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1928	Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
1948	The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted the International Declaration of Human Rights.
1948	Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.
1979	President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.
1983	Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
2002	A Palestinian detonated a nail-studded bomb in a Jerusalem bus, killing 19 passengers and himself.
2004	European Union leaders agreed on the first constitution for the bloc’s 25 members.
2006	Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected the first female presiding bishop for the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of the global Anglican Communion.

1939	Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 73
1942	Roger Ebert, Movie critic, turns 70
1950	Mike Johanns, U.S. senator, R-Neb., turns 62
1952	Carol Kane, Actress, turns 60
1952	Isabella Rossellini, Actress, turns 60
1961	Alison Moyet, Rock singer, turns 51
1963	Bruce Smith, Football Hall of Famer, turns 49
1976	Alana de la Garza, Actress (“Law and Order”), turns 36
1980	Antonio Gates, Football player, turns 32

80	Bartolommeo Ammannati 6/18/1511 – 4/22/1592 Italian sculptor and architect
55	Feofan Prokopovich 6/18/1681 – 9/19/1736 Russian Orthodox archbishop; important ally of Peter the Great
81	William Lassell 6/18/1799 – 10/5/1880 English astronomer
71	Edward Wyllis Scripps 6/18/1854 – 3/12/1926 American newspaper publisher
72	Henry Clay Folger 6/18/1857 – 6/11/1930 American industrialist and philanthropist
69	Nicolae Iorga 6/18/1871 – 11/28/1940 Romanian scholar, statesman and historian
82	James Montgomery Flagg 6/18/1877 – 5/27/1960 American illustrator and poster artist
53	Philip Barry 6/18/1896 – 12/3/1949 American dramatist
17	Anastasia 6/18/1901 – 7/17/1918 Russian daughter of Tsar Nicholas II