June 18

Events

 * - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as, the new , initiating three centuries of the 's rule over.
 * - Five monks see what was possibly the  being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the moon's distance (on the order of metres) are a result of this collision.
 * - The meets at  in, the first definitively known meeting of this.
 * - forces under the leadership of  crush the main  army under   at the . This turns the tide of the.
 * -, an sea captain, sighted  and is considered the first an to reach the island.
 * - : troops abandon.
 * - : The declares war on the.
 * - : leads to  abdicating the throne of  for a second and final time.
 * - receives from  a paper that included nearly identical conclusions about  as Darwin's own. This prompts Darwin to publish his theory.
 * - is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the.
 * - The is closed between  and.
 * - of  orders all foreigners killed, including foreign s and their families.
 * - begins when 781 people arrive in  aboard the Kasato-Maru ship
 * - puts its first  on the streets.
 * -  becomes the first woman to fly in an  across the  (she was a ;  was  and ,).
 * - Groundbreaking ceremonies for the held.
 * - by.
 * 1940  -  by.
 * -  is charged with.
 * -, a  called for a  against the  in . A road is named after this date in.
 * - The of  is declared and the  is abolished.
 * 1953  - A   crashed and burned near,  killing 129.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - of   is committed to a state mental hospital; he responds by having the hospital's director fired and replaced with a crony who proceeds to proclaim him perfectly sane.
 * - : The uses  bombers to attack   fighters in.
 * - burns his guitar on stage at the .
 * - is signed by the  and the.
 * - :,  becomes the first  woman in space.
 * - Major clash between about 5,000 and a similar number of s at, , during the - . Incident later known as the.
 * -, suspected of being the , is indicted on ten criminal counts.
 * - A global.
 * - Protests occur in over the extension of the ceasefire between  insurgents and the government of.
 * - The first space,  is launched.

Births

 * - Princess (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, Italian printer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian architect and sculptor (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, Russian field marshal (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Argentine leader (d. )
 * 1757  -, Austrian composer and piano manufacturer (d. )
 * -, Russian author (d. )
 * -, German general (d. )
 * -, Union Brigadier General in the (d. )
 * -, French physician, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American journalist and publisher (d. )
 * -, Australian poet (d. )
 * -, Hungarian admiral and regent (d. )
 * -, American illustrator (d. )
 * -, Bulgarian Communist leader (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, American ornithologist (d. )
 * -, Australian actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * - Grand Duchess of Russia (d. )
 * -, American actress and singer (d. )
 * 1903  -, French author (d. )
 * -, Chinese-born actor (d. )
 * 1904  -, French conductor and composer (d. )
 * -, Swiss metaphysician, poet, and painter (d. )
 * -, American game show host (d. )
 * 1908  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1908  -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1910  -, jazz drummer and bandleader (d. )
 * 1910  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1913  -, American economist and journalist
 * -, American firefighter (d. )
 * -, Colombian politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1917  -, French Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * 1918  -, Italian-born economist,  laureate (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * -, French pianist (d. )
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1927  -, Hungarian-born British actress
 * -, American scientist
 * -, German sociologist and philosopher
 * -, from  to
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * 1932  -, English poet
 * -, Japanese manga artist (d. )
 * -, American banker
 * 1935  -, English snooker player
 * -, 1967 World Champion (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1937  -, U.S. Senator
 * 1937  -, cosmonaut
 * -, Australian footballer
 * -, baseball player
 * 1939  -, French Canadian author, journalist and historian
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, American film reviewer
 * 1942  -, English singer and songwriter
 * 1942  -, Dutch conductor (d. )
 * 1942  - ,
 * 1942  -, American bass guitarist (d. )
 * -, Italian singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Italian football coach
 * 1946  -, professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American author and illustrator
 * 1949  -, Jamaican musician (d. )
 * 1949  -, Polish president, -present
 * 1949  -, Polish prime minister, twin brother of Lech Kaczyński
 * - aka Sir Vincent Lone Scottish singer and songwriter
 * -, Italian actress
 * 1952  -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Spanish football manager
 * -, British actor
 * -, baseball player
 * 1961  -, English pop singer
 * -, American football player
 * 1963  -, aka Darren Arthur Reed keyboardist for (former)  and
 * -, Iraqi leader (d. )
 * -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, Norwegian musician
 * 1969  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1969  -, American author
 * -, American singer
 * 1971  -, England-born Irish footballer
 * -, Israeli actress and model.
 * -, Greek hammer thrower
 * -, American actor
 * 1973  -, French actress
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1975  -, Latvian footballer
 * 1975  -, Belgian actress
 * 1975  -, Welsh singer-songwriter
 * 1975  -, French actor and producer
 * -, American actress
 * 1976  -, Dutch artist
 * 1976  -, American Country Singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1978  -, Chinese table tennis player
 * -, American football player
 * 1980  -, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
 * 1980  -, Australian middle distance runner
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1981  -, New Zealand murder victim (d. )
 * 1981  -, member of the Taiwanese girl-group
 * -, Irish-American artist
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * -, French tennis player
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - of Japan (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter
 * -, (b. 1519) bastard son of
 * -, English printer and poet
 * -, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (b. )
 * -, German astronomer
 * -, French Canadian settler (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, English satirist (b. )
 * -, French organist and composer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, German judge and philosopher (b. )
 * 1772  -, Dutch-born physician (b. )
 * -, Scottish religious leader (b. )
 * -, French Revolutionary leader (b. )
 * 1794  -, British military officer and administrator (b. )
 * -, British general (killed in battle) (b. )
 * 1815  -, French general (b. )
 * -, English journalist and author (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, brother to Mexican revolutionist , killed by
 * -, German flying ace (b. )
 * -, Dutch astronomer (b. )
 * -, Norwegian explorer (b. )
 * -, Russian author (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Japanese admiral (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Mexican actor (b. )
 * -, Swiss racing driver (b. )
 * -, Swiss chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1974  -, Brazilian writer (b. )
 * -, French cyclist (b. )
 * 1980 - , English film director (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 1982  -, German actor (b. )
 * -, American radio talk show host
 * -, French poster designer (b. )
 * -, Daughter of and . (b. )
 * -, one of Israel's greatest painters (b. )
 * 1992  -, Australian singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Russian writer and dissident (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American baseball announcer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Indian cricketer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Argentine mathematician (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )

Holidays and observances

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Liturgical feasts

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