Births on June 18

Allan Sandage

Born on June 18, 1926

Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010)

Allan Rex Sandage (June 18, 1926 – November 13, 2010) 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.

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16 Mar

Robert H. Goddard
History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
4 May

1926 United Kingdom general strike
The United Kingdom general strike begins.
18 May

Aimee Semple McPherson
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
14 Jun

League of Nations
Brazil leaves the League of Nations
20 Aug

NHK
Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.

Births on June 18

Allan Sandage

Born on June 18, 1926

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Events on 1926

Robert H. Goddard

1926 United Kingdom general strike

Aimee Semple McPherson

League of Nations

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