August 18 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for August 18
In the headlines today:

2004	Oscar-winning film composer Elmer Bernstein dies at his Ojai, California, home at age 82.
1994	Blues singer Cab Calloway dies of a stroke at age 86.
1991	Soviet hard-liners launch a coup to topple the government of the vacationing President Mikhail Gorbachev.
1988	The hair loss drug Minoxidil is approved by the FDA.
1987	Houston Oilers running back and former Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell announces his retirement from professional football.
1979	New wave rocker Nick Lowe marries singer Carlene Carter.
1922	French author Marcel Proust dies of pneumonia at age 51.
1920	Women gain the right to vote, as the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified.
1894	The Bureau of Immigration is established by the US Congress.
1642	Italian artist Guido Reni dies.
1587	Virginia Dare becomes the first caucasian born in America.
1274	Edward I is crowned King of England.
1227	Genghis Khan, Mongol leader and warrior, dies.