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What happened in history on this day: June 18?
On June 18 in ...
- 2010 - John Lennon's January 17, 1967 handwritten lyrics to the song "A Day in the Life" (The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band") sells at Sotheby's auction in New York for US$1.2 million.
Births on June 18
- 1901 - Birth of Jeanette MacDonald; actress/singer (When I'm Calling You).
- 1901 - Birth of Jimmy Dale in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Sonny and Cher).
- 1906 - Birth of Kay Kyser in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA; orchestra leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege).
- 1907 - Birth of Benny Payne in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist (Billy Daniels Show).
- 1910 - Birth of Ray McKinley in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; orchestra leader (Glenn Miller Time).
- 1913 - Birth of Sammy Cahn; lyricist ("Three Coins in a Fountain").
- 1918 - Birth of Bob Carroll; singer/actor (Stage Two Revue, The Stranger).
- 1942 - Birth of Paul McCartney; rocker (The Beatles - "Silly Love Songs").
- 1958 - Birth of Daniels Koran; saxophonist (Atlantic Star - "Touch a Four Leaf Clover").
- 1961 - Birth of Alison Moyet; rocker (Yaz, Alf).
- 1971 - Birth of Nathan Morris [Alex Vanderpool] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rapper (Boyz II Men).
Deaths on June 18
- 2020 - Death of Vera Lynn at age 104 (born 1917); English entertainer and singer; ("We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover").
- 2023 - Death of Milton Powell AKA Big Pokey at age 48, collapsed on stage in Beaumont, Texas, USA; rapper (Screwed Up Click group).
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