What happened on August 18 in history?
648
Tang Xiangfang Xuanling died
Fang Xuanling (579 – August 18, 648), courtesy name Qiao, was a Chinese poet who lived in Linzi, Qi Prefecture
In 1527
The French occupied Pavia and Genoa in Italy
Pavia, part of the Lombardy region of Italy. Location: Latitude 45° 11 minutes north, longitude 9 degrees 9 minutes east: Lombardy.
In 1598
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Military Leader of Japan during the Sengoku Period, died
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Astronomy 6 February 6 – Keicho 3 August 18, 1537 – September 18, 1598) was a Japanese daimyō and feudal lord of the Sengoku period and Azuchi Momoyama period
In 1683
Shi Lang led the Qing army to restore Taiwan, and Taiwan returned to China
Shi Lang (1621-1696), courtesy name Zunhou, was a military strategist of Jinjiang in Quanzhou, Fujian. People of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Originally a general of Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong, he was appointed as a Qing army tong'an after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty
In 1792
British politician John Russell was born
John Russell, First Earl of Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878)
(present-day North of Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong) and son of Fang Yanqian.
In 1850
The famous French writer Honoré de Balzac died at the age of 51
Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist known as the father of the modern French novel, was born into a middle-class family in Tours, central France, and entered law school in 1816
In 1868
French astronomer Pierre Jeansen first discovered helium
Pierre Pierre Jules César Janssen (22 February 1824 – 23 December 1907) was a French astronomer
In 1922
French novelist Alain Rob-Grillet was born
18 August 1922 Alain Rob-Grillet was born in Brest, a port city in finistère, western France.
In 1925
The National Revolutionary Army was formally formed
The National Revolutionary Army, or "National Army" for short, was followed by the Chinese Nationalist Party in 1925 in the model of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) at that time of "building schools with party building and leading schools with schools"
In 1933
The record holder for the highest single World Cup goal scorer, Fontaine, was born
In the history of the World Cup, Giust Fontaine is a myth. He scored 13 goals for France in six games at the 1958 Fifac world cup in Sweden
Polish screenwriter and director Roman Polanski was born
In 1944
Former German Communist Party President Thiermann died
Ernst Thä Lmann Ernst Thärmann (16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was chairman of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
Romain Polanski, a French master director, was born on August 18, 1933, to a Polish-Jewish family living in Paris.
In 1960
The United States successfully launched the world's first photographic reconnaissance satellite
Artificial Satellite: An unmanned spacecraft orbiting the Earth (at least one lap) in space.
In 1961
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was born
U.S. Treasury Secretary, before joining the New York Fed in 2003, Geithner served three administrations and five treasury secretaries at the Treasury Department. He also worked for the International Monetary Fund
In 2005
Gao Xiumin, a famous comedian and sketch actor in Northeast China, died at home
Gao Xiumin is a famous sketch actor, a national first-class actor, a duo-turn performer, and an outstanding comedian. She has cooperated with Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei at the Spring Festival Gala for many times, and has participated in a number of excellent classic sketches, which can be called the "golden partner" of the Spring Festival Gala of that era.