| 100 years anniversary |
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18 Aug 1925
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birth
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Brian W[ilson] Aldiss: United Kingdom -- Sci-fi author (Helliconia Trilogy)
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18 Aug 1925
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birth
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Tonny Til: Rocker
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18 Aug 1925
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event
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Belgian and US sign treaty about war debts
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18 Aug 1925
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event
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Cardinal Mercier warns Belgians against socialism / liberalism
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| 75 years anniversary |
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18 Aug 1950
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birth
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Candice Earley: Fort Hood, Texas -- Actress (Donna Tyler-All My Children)
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18 Aug 1950
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birth
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Dennis Elliot: London, England -- Rock drummer (Foreigner)
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18 Aug 1950
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birth
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Lynn Adams: Kingsville, Texas -- LPGA golfer
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18 Aug 1950
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death
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Julien Lahaut: Chairman Belgian Communist Party, murdered
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18 Aug 1950
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music
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birth Dennis Elliott, drums, Foreigner, (1985 UK & US No.1 single 'I Want To Know What Love Is').
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| 20 years anniversary |
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18 Aug 2005
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music
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Kanye West called for an end to homophobia in the hip-hop community during an MTV interview saying hip-hop was always about speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers, but everyone in hip-hop discriminates against gay people. Not just hip-hop, but America just discriminates, I wanna just, to come on TV and just tell my rappers, just tell my friends, 'Yo, stop it'."
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| 15 years anniversary |
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18 Aug 2010
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music
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French beauty brand Etat Libre D'Orange announced that they have teamed up with The Sex Pistols to bottle the scent of the Punk era by launching the band's first fragrance. Company executives said "to wear this scent, you must resist tradition, fight conformity, and disregard aromatic conventions."
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