December 18

Events

 * 1958 - U.S. launches SCORE (Signal Communication by Orbiting Relay Equipment) effectively becoming the first communications satellite.The intent of the launch was to transmit radio message from U.S. President Eisenhower.

Births

 * 1847 - Augusta Holmès, French composer (d. 1903)
 * 1860 - Edward MacDowell, American composer and pianist (d. 1908)
 * 1890 - Edwin Armstrong, American inventor (d. 1954)
 * 1897 - Fletcher Henderson, American arranger and composer (d. 1952)
 * 1938 - Chas Chandler, English musician (The Animals) (d. 1996)
 * 1941 - Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpeter and composer
 * 1943 - Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)
 * 1948 - Laurent Voulzy, French singer and composer
 * 1950 - Randy Castillo, American drummer (Ozzy Osbourne) (d. 2002)
 * 1953 - Elliot Easton, American guitarist (The Cars)
 * 1965 - Mick Collins, American musician (The Gories, The Dirtbombs)
 * 1966 - Mille Petrozza, German singer (Kreator)
 * 1970 - Cowboy Troy, American rapper
 * 1971 - Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
 * 1972 - DJ Lethal, Latvian-born American DJ (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit)
 * 1974 - Euroboy, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
 * 1980 - Christina Aguilera, American singer
 * 1983 - Steph Jones, American R&B singer
 * 1987 - Ayaka, Japanese singer