Talk:June 18

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June 18: Autistic Pride Day Li Yuan 618 – Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty. 1858 – Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged him to publish his own theory of evolution. 1940 – World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance. 1953 – A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board. 2012 – Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Lord Castlereagh (b. 1769) James Montgomery Flagg (b. 1877) Giorgio Morandi (d. 1964) Richard Madden (b. 1986) More anniversaries: June 17 June 18 June 19

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The SALT II treaty was signed by the president (Jimmy Carter) and by Breshnev, but it was never officially ratified by the Senate. Thus, saying the "United States" signed the treaty is inaccurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eleuthero (talk • contribs) 16:18, 18 June 2005 (UTC)

Mallory

Wikipedia Simple English and the Encyclopedia Britanicca quote Mallory's nationality as 'British'. I have corrected the entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robata (talk • contribs) 17:37, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2019

Under Events, the following sentences are missing a period at the end of each: "Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate", "Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh", "Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith", "Lakshmibai (19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858), the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, currently in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh, India, is known to have tied her adopted son (Damodar Rao) to her back while fighting against British in India with swords at battle ground Kotah-ki-Serai near the Phool Bagh of Gwalior reporting slaughtering 5,000 Indian soldiers, including any Indian "over the age of 16"", and "Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état". 64.85.225.94 (talk) 18:19, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

 Done NiciVampireHeart 13:43, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Theophan Prokopovich

Born this date in 1681, per his dedicated Wikipedia page. Figure he should be on the list for June 18. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:579:9258:5600:e464:ff0c:39fa:dea1 (talk) 15:59, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Xxxtentacion

Xxxtentacion was shot and killed 2603:8081:7204:3119:68AD:8F4:7B37:52E7 (talk) 18:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes, and? Kiwipete (talk) 08:53, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

St Marina the Monk

if she is generated in the Maronite Church then she is generated in the Catholic Church ~2026-31253-16 (talk) 01:06, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

I think you mean venerated. In any case, you would need a reliable source to verify this claim. Kiwipete (talk) 03:29, 18 June 2026 (UTC)