August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years); 135 days remain until the end of the year.
"Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much."
Born today
Vladimir Nabokov, 1899, writer (“Lolita“)
Observances
Arbor Day (Pakistan)
Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)
Birthday of Virginia Dare (Roanoke Island)
Constitution Day (Indonesia)
Long Tan Day, also called Vietnam Veterans' Day (Australia)
National Science Day (Thailand)
National Fajita Day (US)
