Births on September 18

Big Tom

Born on September 18, 1936

Big Tom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tom McBride (18 September 1936 – 17 April 2018), known as Big Tom, was an Irish country, traditional and easy listening singer, as well as a guitarist, and saxophone player.

With a career spanning over six decades, he started his career in 1966 as the frontman of the Irish showband Big Tom and The Mainliners.

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Events on 1936

7 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
29 Mar

Remilitarization of the Rhineland
In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal remilitarization and reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
9 May

Addis Ababa
Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
26 Jul

Spanish Civil War
The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
7 Sep

Benjamin the thylacine
The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.

Births on September 18

Big Tom

Born on September 18, 1936

References

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Events on 1936

Treaty of Versailles

Remilitarization of the Rhineland

Addis Ababa

Spanish Civil War

Benjamin the thylacine