Historical Events
- Eastern Airlines begins passenger service
Famous Birthdays
- Carl Barger, American baseball executive (President of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- Gene Bartow, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (US National Team 1974; Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA), born in Browning, Missouri (d. 2012)
- Liviu Librescu, Romanian-American professor (sacificed his life to save students during Virginia Tech massacre), born in Ploiești, Romania (d. 2007)
About August 18, 1930
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 93 years, 8 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Leo
