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1841, 18th August: Britain established world’s first National Fire brigade
1920, 18th August: The 19th amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing woman suffrage
1945, 18th August: Sukarno became the First President of Indonesia
1958, 18th August: Brojen Das became the First Asia Person Who swam across the English Channel in competition
1963, 18th August: James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi
2008, 18th August: President of Pakistan Parvez Musharraf resigned under threat of impeachment
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on August 18
1700 Baji Rao I, the 7th Peshwa of Maratha Empire in India
1792 John Russell, former Prime Minister of United Kingdom
1830 Franz-Josef I, an Austro Hungarian emperor who invaded Serbia and helped initiate World War I
1900 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian diplomat, and politician who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly
1933 Roman Polanski, a polish film director who has worked in Europe and the USA, directing films such as Repulsion, Rosemary’s baby, and The Sundance kid
1934 Gulzar, one of the most popular Urdu poet from India
1946 Aruna Irani, an Indian actress
1951 V K Sasikala, an Indian politician and the president of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam political party in Tamil Nadu
1959 Nirmala Sitaraman, Indian Politician The current minister of finance and former defense minister She is the second female finance minister and second female defense minister after Indira Gandhi in India
1967 Daler Mehndi, Indian recording artist, and performer, who helped popularized the Bhangra music His first album Bolo Ta Ra Ra (1995) sold 20 million copies worldwide
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on August 18
1227 The Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, the conqueror of a vast empire that extends from the pacific to Dnieper River, died after falling from his horse
1886 Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, Invented mortise lock
1945 Subbhash Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter
1979 Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician
2009 Kim Dae-Jung, eighth President of South Korea
2018 Kofi Annan, Ghanaian politician who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006