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Today in History for 18th June 2026
Historical Events1960 - San Francisco Giants hire Tom Sheehan to replace Bill Rigney; baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) goes 46-50-2 for remainder of season1963 - 3,000 blacks boycott Boston public school to protest de facto segregation2006 - US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Geoff Ogilvy of Australia makes clutch pars on the final 2 holes to win by 1, as runners-up Jim Furyk, Colin Montgomerie and Phil Mickelson all fail to par the 72nd hole2014 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicates the Spanish throne to make way for his son Felipe VI2019 - England cricket captain Eoin Morgan smashes a ODI world record 17 sixes against Afghanistan in his side's 150-run World Cup victory at Old Trafford; Morgan, 148 from 71 ballsMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1919 - Ted Leadbitter, British politician (Labour), born in Easington, England (d. 1996)1929 - James Bishop, English editor (deputy editor of The Times), born in London, England (d. 2017)1946 - Russell Ash, British author ('the human Google'), born in Surrey, England1947 - Bernard Giraudeau, French actor (L'Annee des Meduses), screenwriter, and director, born in La Rochelle, France (d. 2010)1971 - Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee (record holder for most Test matches refereed 100), born in Mynyddcerrig, WalesMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1580 - Juliana van Stolberg, German countess, mother of William of Orange and Jan Nassau, dies at 741911 - Franjo Ksaver Kuha, Croatian composer who collected and published 1,600 folk songs, dies at 761959 - Ethel Barrymore [Blythe], American classic film and stage actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green), dies at 791961 - Eddie Gaedel, American baseball pinch-hitter (shortest player in MLB history 3' 7"; St. Louis Browns), dies after mugging at 361981 - Richard Goolden, British actor (Two Days to Live, School for Husbands), dies at 86More Famous Deaths
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