Historical Events for 18th August 2022

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1858 - Netherlands and Japan sign trade agreement
1951 - Cricket 1st-class debut of Raymond Illingworth
1956 - Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game
1964 - Charles Helu elected president of Lebanon
1964 - USSR launch 3 Kosmos satellites
1981 - Jerry Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend Telethons
1986 - Jim Kelly signs with NFL Buffalo Bills ($75 million for 5 years)
1989 - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as NY Yankee manager
2008 - Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world record of 5.05m to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics; her 24th world record
2018 - Australian mare Winx wins her Australasian record 26th consecutive race, the renamed Winx Stakes at Royal Randwick in Sydney; 19th Group One win for thoroughbreds

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