September 18 birthdays
53 TRAJAN Roman Emperor
Trajan was emperor from 98 until 117 and is remembered as a successful soldieremperor. He presided over the second-largest expansion of the Roman empire.
1876 JAMES SCULLIN Australian Prime Minister
Scullin was Australia’s ninth Prime Minister, leading the Labor Party to victory at the 1929 Federal Election. Crucially, the Wall Street Crash occurred just two days later, heralding the start of the Great Depression in Australia.
1905 GRETA GARBO Swedish actor
In 1999, Garbo was ranked fifth on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. She came to Hollywood in 1925 after success in Sweden. her role in Camille (1936) is regarded by many as her best performance.
1924 JD TIPPET
American police officer
Tippett was a member of the Dallas Police Department for 11 years. About 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F Kennedy, Tippett was shot dead. Lee Harvey Oswald was initially arrested for Tippett’s murder.
1961 JAMES GANDOLFINI American actor
Gandolfini collected three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild awards and a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Tony Soprano in the popular series The
Sopranos. His film credits include True Romance, Crimson Tide and Get Shorty.
1971 LANCE ARMSTRONG American cyclist
Armstrong won seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005. But he was stripped of all seven titles after a doping investigation and an admission of drug use.
1976 RONALDO
Brazilian soccer player Widely regarded as one of
the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo was given the nickname “O Fenomeno” (The Phenomenon). He joined Barcelona in 1996 for what was a world record transfer fee. He broke the record in 1997 when he moved to Inter Milan.