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Famous Pioneer Born on 7/18
Born under Cancer (♋ Cancer), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Cancer Pioneer
The Thinker
The Thinker is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Musée Rodin.
Auguste Rodin (Bronze sculpture)
Historical Milestone of 7/18
On this day in history (7/18), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.
Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy My Sister Sam. The series was canceled in 1988, and she appeared in several films, including the black comedy Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. At the age of 21, she was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, a 19-year-old obsessed fan who had been stalking her. Schaeffer's death helped lead to the passage in California of legislation aimed at preventing stalking.
Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was posthumously released.
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and business owner. Known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", she is known for her contributions to popular music and fashion, which made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Media outlets called her the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.
Sarah_Kinsley Born
Sarah Kinsley is an American singer-songwriter. Throughout her childhood, she performed classical music in youth orchestras and eventually studied music at Columbia University, where she began to produce her own alt pop music. She has continually expressed the importance of her producing every aspect of her music due to the underrepresentation of female producers in the music industry. After her song "The King" had success on TikTok in 2021, she released an extended play (EP) of the same name, which was listed on NME's top debut projects of 2021. Kinsley followed up the project with subsequent EPs, Cypress (2022) and Ascension (2023). In 2024, she released her debut album Escaper.
「Sarah Kinsley is an American singer-songwriter. Throughout her childhood, she perform...」
—— Sarah_Kinsley
Agustina_Roth Born
Agustina Roth is an Argentine BMX rider.
「Agustina Roth is an Argentine BMX rider....」
—— Agustina_Roth
Caleb_Wilson_(basketball) Born
Caleb Noah Sheldon Wilson is an American basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Jerry Wilson and Sabrina Wilson and has a younger sister Jaxon. Wilson played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and became a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2025 class. Wilson was selected by the Bulls with the fourth-overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
「Caleb Noah Sheldon Wilson is an American basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of t...」
—— Caleb_Wilson_(basketball)
Cameron_Boozer Born
Cameron Sikander Boozer is an American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boozer played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He played high school basketball at Christopher Columbus High School and was named the boys' Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2023 and 2025, and is the second-overall recruit in the class of 2025. He is the son of former Duke and NBA player Carlos Boozer. He was selected third-overall by the Grizzlies in the 2026 NBA draft.
「Cameron Sikander Boozer is an American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of...」
—— Cameron_Boozer
A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.
The 2012 Burgas bus bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by a suicide bomber on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport in Burgas, Bulgaria, on 18 July 2012. The bus was carrying 42 Israelis, mainly youths, from the airport to their hotels, after arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv. The explosion killed the Bulgarian bus driver and five Israelis and injured 32 Israelis, resulting in international condemnation of the bombing.
The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
The government of Detroit, Michigan mayor, the nine-member Detroit City Council, the eleven-member Board of Police Commissioners, and a clerk. All of these officers are elected on a nonpartisan ballot, with the exception of four of the police commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor. Detroit has a "strong mayoral" system, with the mayor approving departmental appointments. The council approves budgets, but the mayor is not obligated to adhere to any earmarking. The city clerk supervises elections and is formally charged with the maintenance of municipal records. City ordinances and substantially large contracts must be approved by the council.
Government_of_Detroit
The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013; a member of the Senate of the Republic from 2022 until his death in 2023, and previously from March to November 2013; and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2022, and previously from 1999 to 2001. At the time of his death in 2023, he had a net worth of US$6.8 billion according to Forbes, making him the 352nd-richest man in the world and the third-wealthiest person in Italy.
An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.
The Kyoto Animation arson attack occurred at Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building in the Fushimi ward of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on the morning of 18 July 2019. The arson killed 36 people, injured an additional 34, and destroyed most of the materials and computers in Studio 1. It is one of the deadliest massacres in Japan since the end of World War II, the deadliest building fire in Japan since the 2001 Myojo 56 building fire, and the first massacre ever to have occurred at a studio associated with an entertainment company, and the animation industry.
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