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What happened in history on this day: July 18?
On July 18 in ...
- 1986 - Fox releases the film Aliens to theaters.
- 2001 - Universal releases the film Jurassic Park III to theaters.
- 2008 - Paramount releases the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to theaters.
- 2008 - Universal releases the film Mamma Mia! to theaters.
- 2008 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film The Dark Knight to theaters in the USA and Canada. The film sets a one-day US box office record, generating ticket sales of US$66.4 million on opening day. The opening weekend also sets a record, taking in US$155 million.
Births on July 18
- 1891 - Birth of Gene Lockhart in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Going My Way).
- 1903 - Birth of Chill Wills in Seagoville, Texas, USA; actor (Frontier Circus, Rounders).
- 1909 - Birth of Harriet Nelson in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; actress (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet).
- 1911 - Birth of Hume Cronyn in London, Ontario, Canada; actor (The World According to Garp, Cocoon).
- 1913 - Birth of Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton; comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader) (dies 1997).
- 1913 - Birth of Marvin Miller in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Space Patrol, Millionaire).
- 1916 - Birth of Harriet Hilliard Nelson; singer/actress (Ozzie and Harriet).
- 1918 - Birth of Jane Frazee in Duluth, Minnesota, USA; actress/singer (Alice - Beulah).
- 1918 - Birth of Pamela Brown in England; actress (Alice in Wonderland, Dracula).
- 1926 - Birth of Jane Hylton in London, England; actress (Adventures of Sir Lancelot).
- 1938 - Birth of Britt Leach in Gadsen, Alabama, USA; actor (Mickey - Spencer's Pilots).
- 1940 - Birth of James Brolin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Dr Kiley - Marcus Welby, Peter - Hotel).
- 1944 - Birth of Jonelle Allen in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Bessie - Palmerstown USA, Berringers).
- 1947 - Birth of Ayn Rumen in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Janet - The McLean Stevenson Show).
- 1955 - Birth of Teresa Ann Savoy in London, England; actress (Caligula).
- 1959 - Birth of Audrey Landers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Afton - Dallas, Chorus Line).
- 1961 - Birth of Elizabeth McGovern in Evanston, Illinois, USA; actress (Once Upon a Time in America).
Deaths on July 18
- 1969 - Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel - Green Acres), dies at age 57.
- 1973 - Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben - Four Just Men), dies at age 62.
- 1989 - Rebecca Schaeffer, actress (My Sister Sam) is shot dead by a fan at age 21.
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