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1906 : Earthquake in San Francisco On 18 April 1906, an earthquake strucked the city of San Francisco, California. Much of the city was destroyed and 300 people were killed. The earthquake led to a series of fires which spread throughout the city.
1955 : Albert Einstein On 18 April 1955, the famous physicist and Nobel laureate Albert Einstein died at the age of 76.
1956 : Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco On 18 April 1956, the American actress Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco at the Palace of Monaco. Alfred Hitchcock was her best man.
1983 : Suicide bombing against the U.S. embassy in Beirut On April 18, 1983, a truck containing 500kg of explosives strucked the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The attack was claimed by Hezbollah, and killed 63 people.
1996 : Greek tourists killed in Cairo On April 18, 1996, gunmen fired on a group of Greek tourists, outside the Europa Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. The Islamic group al-Gamaa al-Islamiya claimed the attack, stating that they thought they were Israeli tourists.
2007 : Nearly 200 died in bomb attacks in Iraq On April 18, 2007, a series of bombs exploded in Baghdad killing nearly 200 people. It had been the bloodiest day since U.S. troops invaded in 2003.

Albert Einstein
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

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George H. Hitchings, Medico americano, premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1905)
Virginia O'Brien, Attrice americana (1919)
Jean Richard, Attore francese (1921)
Barbara Hale, Attrice americana (1922)
Bob Hastings, Attore americano (1925)
Joseph L. Goldstein, Biochimico statunitense, premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1940)
Hayley Mills, Attrice inglese (1946)
Jean-François Balmer, Attore svizzero (1946)
James Woods, Attore americano (1947)
Régis Wargnier, Regista francese (1948)
Rick Moranis, Attore canadese (1953)
Eric Roberts, Attore americano (1956)
Laurent Baffie, Comico francese (1958)
Eric McCormack, Attore canadese (1963)
Zazie, Cantante francese (1964)
Haile Gebrselassie, Atleta etiope (1973)
Edgar Wright, Regista inglese (1974)
Olivier Besancenot, Politico francese (1974)
Melissa Joan Hart, Attrice americana (1976)
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Top model inglese (1987)

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John Ambrose Fleming, Fisico inglese (1945)
John Ambrose Fleming, Fisico inglese (1945)
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Albert Einstein, Fisico tedesco americano (1955)
Ben Hecht, Sceneggiatore e scrittore americano (1964)
Marcel Pagnol, Scrittore francese (1974)
Pierre Desproges, Comico francese (1988)
Arturo Frondizi, Politico argentino (1995)
José Garcia Moreno (Garcimore), Illusionist e umorista spagnolo (2000)
Jean Drucker, Direttore televisione francese (2003)
Germaine Tillion, Antropologa francese e membro della Resistenza (2008)

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