Amelia Boynton Robinson

American civil rights activist.

Born August 18th, 1911 in Savannah. ^[ref]

Died August 26th, 2015 at 104 years old in Montgomery (stroke). ^[ref]

Vince Melouney

Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.

Born August 18th, 1945 (age 79 years) in Sydney.

Nicole Krauss

American novelist.

Born August 18th, 1974 (age 50 years) in Manhattan.

Lydia Litvyak

Soviet flying ace.

Born August 18th, 1921 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died August 1st, 1943 at 21 years old in Donbas (killed in action).

Brian Aldiss

British science fiction writer (1925-2017).

Born August 18th, 1925 in Dereham.

Died August 19th, 2017 at 92 years old in Oxford. ^[ref]

Marita Lorenz

German who had affair with fidel castro.

Born August 18th, 1939 in Bremen.

Died August 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Oberhausen (heart failure).

Alen Smailagić

Serbian basketball player.

Born August 18th, 2000 (age 24 years) in Belgrade.

Ertuğrul Osman

Head of the imperial house of osman (1912–2009).

Born August 18th, 1912 in Istanbul.

Died September 23rd, 2009 at 97 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Edwin Hawkins

American musician.

Born August 18th, 1943 in Oakland.

Died January 15th, 2018 at 74 years old in Pleasanton (pancreatic cancer).

Graham Zusi

American soccer player.

Born August 18th, 1986 (age 38 years) in Longwood.