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In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
Famous Birthdays on June 18
1942 — Roger Ebert
American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (died 2013)
June 18 has 249 recorded notable births across history, from 1269 to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1837 St. Joseph Mutiny: African soldiers in the 1st West India Regiment – led by former slave trader Daaga – launch a rebellion in the British colony of Trinidad in an attempt to escape to Africa. Source
- 2006 The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1, is launched. Source
- 1812 The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812. Source
- 1940 World War II: The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. Source
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Obama married in 1954 and had two children with his first wife, Kezia.
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08 m), 245 lb (111 kg) Mikan was one of the pioneers of professional basketball.
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Capcom 3, Saints Row: The Third, Bayonetta 2, Setsuka from Soulcalibur series, League of Legends, and Yuri Watanabe / Wraith in the Marvel's Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games.
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman.
More major people born on June 18
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1934
Barack Obama Sr.
Kenyan economist (died 1982)
Barack Hussein Obama was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure of his son's memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995).
1924
George Mikan
American basketball player and coach (died 2005)
George Lawrence Mikan Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the…
1978
Tara Platt
American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Tara Platt is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games.
1769
Robert Stewart
Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1822)
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman.
1975
Martin St. Louis
Canadian ice hockey player
Martin St. Louis is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, St.
1986
Richard Gasquet
French tennis player
Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by the ATP, attained in July 2007.
1961
Oz Fox
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Richard Alfonso Martinez, better known by the stage name Oz Fox, is the lead guitarist of the Christian glam metal band Stryper.
1914
Efraín Huerta
Mexican poet (died 1982)
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.
1958
Peter Altmaier
German jurist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany
Peter Altmaier is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Acting Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2018 and as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 2018 to 2021.
1667
Ivan Trubetskoy
Russian field marshal (died 1750)
Prince Ivan Yurievich Trubetskoy was a Russian field marshal, promoted in 1728.
1932
Geoffrey Hill
English poet and academic (died 2016)
Sir Geoffrey William Hill, FRSL was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University.
1949
Chris Van Allsburg
American author and illustrator
Chris Van Allsburg is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S.
1949
Jarosław Kaczyński
Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland
Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński is a Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, and has served as its leader since 2003.
1994
Takeoff
American rapper (died 2022)
Kirsnick Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff, was an American rapper. He was best known as the youngest member of the hip hop group Migos along with his uncle Quavo and close friend Offset.
1913
Sammy Cahn
American pianist and composer (died 1993)
Samuel Cohen, known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician.
1981
Scooter Braun
American music executive
Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun is an American businessman, investor, former talent manager, and record executive.
1946
Russell Ash
English journalist and author (died 2010)
Russell Ash was the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humour titles, most notably his series of…
1956
John Scott
English organist and conductor (died 2015)
John Gavin Scott was an English organist and choirmaster who reached the highest levels of his profession on both sides of the Atlantic. He directed the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral in London from 1990 to 2004.
1948
Sherry Turkle
American academic, psychologist, and sociologist
Sherry Turkle is an American sociologist. She is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.