Born on 18 August 1959

At A Glance

18 August 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

18 August 1959 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Battle of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 18 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 18 August 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 18 August 1959 was Full Moon.

On this day: 18 August

• 1958 Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
• 1958 Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors.
• 1963 Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
• 1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
• 1966 Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.

Famous people born on 18 August

• Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer (1936–2025)
• Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (1952–2009)
• Edward Norton, American actor (born 1969)
• Kaitlin Olson, American actress and comedian (born 1975)

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