
On this Day July 18
1918 – Nobel Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela (d. 2013) 1921 – Former astronaut (first American to orbit the Earth) and U.S. Senator John Glenn (d. 2016) 1954 – Grammy-winning country music and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs 1961 – Actress Elizabeth McGovern (“Ragtime,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Downton Abbey”)
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