Historical Events
- Auguste Piccard and Max Cosyns reach 16,201m in a balloon launched from Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Englishman James Mollisson is 1st to fly east to west over Atlantic
Famous Birthdays
- István Kausz, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold team, épée 1964), born in Budapest. Hungary (d. 2020)
- Luc Montagnier, French virologist (Nobel Prize 2008, discovered HIV), born in Chabris, France (d. 2022) [1]
Famous Weddings
Bette Davis
American actress Bette Davis (24) weds American musician Harmon Nelson (25) in Yuma, Arizona; divorce in 1938
Died in 1932 1932 Highlights
About August 18, 1932
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 91 years, 8 months and 15 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo
