Deaths on August 18

Jean Kahn

Died on August 18, 2013

Jean Kahn, French lawyer and activist (b. 1929)

Jean Salomon Kahn (17 May 1929 – 18 August 2013) was a French Jewish community leader, human rights activist, and lawyer. Kahn served as the President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) from 1989 to 1995, as well as the CRIF's vice president from 1983 to 1985. He later served as the President of the European Jewish Congress and the Vice President of the World Jewish Congress. Kahn also headed the Central Consistory of France from 1995 to 2008.Kahn was born on 7 May 1929. He received a law degree from the University of Strasbourg and passed the bar in 1953. Kahn died on 18 August 2013 in Strasbourg, France, at the age of 84.

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22 Mar

My Chemical Romance
The band My Chemical Romance breaks up after 12 years.
8 Apr

Syrian Civil War
The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham
3 Jun

Chelsea Manning
The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
30 Jun

2013 Egyptian coup d'état
Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
21 Nov

Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement
The first of to become massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement.

Deaths on August 18

Jean Kahn

Died on August 18, 2013

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My Chemical Romance

Syrian Civil War

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Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement