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Historical events & facts — June 18
What happened on June 18?
On June 18, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte was definitively defeated by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher at the Battle of Waterloo in present-day Belgium. The defeat ended Napoleon's "Hundred Days" and the First French Empire. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Saint Helena, where he died in 1821. Waterloo became synonymous with a definitive and irreversible defeat.
On June 18, 1940, General Charles de Gaulle broadcast from London the "Appeal of June 18" on the BBC, refusing to accept France's armistice with Germany and calling on all free Frenchmen to continue the fight. De Gaulle, who had arrived in London the day before, thereby became the symbol of Free France. The speech was broadcast to France, but very few actually heard it live.
On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel to space, aboard the shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7. Ride, who was 32, spent six days in orbit. She had been selected from more than 8,000 candidates. On her return, she became one of the most admired women in America and devoted the rest of her life to promoting science education.
Notable birthdays — June 18
Famous people born on June 18
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as the first Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata from 31 January 1814 to 9 January 1815, after having been a member of the Second Triumvirate in 1813–1814.
Stanley Knowles
Stanley Howard Knowles was a Canadian parliamentarian. Knowles represented the riding of Winnipeg North Centre from 1942 to 1958 on behalf of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and again from 1962 to 1984 representing the CCF's successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Efraín Huerta
Efraín Huerta Roma was a Mexican poet and journalist. Born and raised in the state of Guanajuato, he moved to Mexico City initially to start a career in art. Unable to enter the Academy of San Carlos, he attended the Escuela Preparatoria Nacional, where he met writers such as Rafael Solana, Carmen Toscano and Octavio Paz.
Allan Sandage
Allan Rex Sandage was an American astronomer. He was Staff Member Emeritus with the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. He determined the first reasonably accurate values for the Hubble constant and the age of the universe.
Ronald Venetiaan
Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan was a Surinamese politician who served as President of Suriname between 1991 and 1996, and between 2000 and 2010.
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