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[[File:August on a calendar.jpg|thumb|left|A [[calendar]] displaying the [[month]] of August. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|The Zero Imperative (home video)}})]]{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|18 August|{{DayNavLateral}}{{DayNav}}|}} | |||
'''18 August''' was a [[Calendar date|date]]. | |||
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In [[1572]], [[Protestant]] [[King]] [[Henri of Navarre]] [[married]] the [[Catholic]] Princess [[Marguerite of Valois]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Massacre (novelisation)}}) | |||
In [[1922]], [[Gerrard Lassiter]] was born. On what would have been his 22nd [[birthday]] in [[1944]], the [[German]]s invaded [[Turelhampton]], recovered an [[alien]] body from the [[Vvormak]] cruiser that had crashed there on [[17 May]], and left with the body frozen in a casket. [[Peter Spinney]] reported on these events to [[UNIT]] in [[2001]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadow in the Glass (novel)}}) | |||
{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|18 August|{{video|Believe in Love Highlight - Episode 6 Doctor Who BBC America|thumb|The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] officiates [[Umbreen]] and [[Prem]]'s [[wedding]], on the [[border]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Demons of the Punjab (TV story)}})}}|}} | |||
In [[1947]], [[Umbreen]] became the first woman to be [[married]] in [[Pakistan]] as she married [[Prem]] at the [[India]]-Pakistan [[border]] the day after [[17 August|Pakistan was declared a nation]]. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] officiated their [[wedding]], which was also attended by Umbreen's future granddaughter, [[Yasmin Khan]]. The ceremony was a mix of [[Muslim]] and [[Hindu]] traditions. | |||
As violence across India and Pakistan continued, Prem was killed at the hands of his own [[Manish|brother]], and Umbreen and [[Hasna|her mother]] fled to [[Lahore]]. Two [[Thijarian]]s, [[Kisar]] and [[Almak]], bore witness to Prem's death. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Demons of the Punjab (TV story)}}) | |||
[[ | In [[1951]], [[Eddie Smith|Eddie]] and [[Barbara Smith]], [[companion]] [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s parents, were killed in a [[car accident]] after attending the [[Foxgrove Village Fête]]. [[Luke Smith]] called this a [[fixed point in time]]. [[The Trickster]], in an attempt to gain a physical presence on [[Earth]], opened a [[time fissure]] between then and [[Ealing]], [[2009]], and tempted Sarah Jane into entering it. She initially broke her parents' car with her [[sonic lipstick]] to prevent their deaths, but after the Trickster broke free, she fixed it, and her parents — having figured out the truth about Sarah's identity — willingly drove off to their deaths, leaving behind a baby Sarah Jane. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}) | ||
18 [[August]] was the last [[day]] of [[Woodstock]] in [[1969]]. The [[music festival]] [[inspiration|inspired]] the [[space colony]] [[Planet Woodstock]], a [[planet|world]] where the best [[musician]]s in [[the galaxy]] [[perform]]ed but there were not proper [[toilet]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1979]], [[AC/DC]] opened for [[the Who]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]. [[Peri Brown]] attended the concert with [[Janine Foster|her mother]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church of Football (short story)}}) | |||
In [[2040]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Wyatt (The Ethereal)|Wyatt]] transported three [[Perseus Corporeal]]s to a government dialogue, but the Corporeals died when the [[car crash]]ed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ethereal (short story)}}) | |||
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18 August was a date.
Events
In 1572, Protestant King Henri of Navarre married the Catholic Princess Marguerite of Valois. (PROSE: The Massacre [+]Loading...["The Massacre (novelisation)"])
In 1922, Gerrard Lassiter was born. On what would have been his 22nd birthday in 1944, the Germans invaded Turelhampton, recovered an alien body from the Vvormak cruiser that had crashed there on 17 May, and left with the body frozen in a casket. Peter Spinney reported on these events to UNIT in 2001. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"])
In 1947, Umbreen became the first woman to be married in Pakistan as she married Prem at the India-Pakistan border the day after Pakistan was declared a nation. The Thirteenth Doctor officiated their wedding, which was also attended by Umbreen's future granddaughter, Yasmin Khan. The ceremony was a mix of Muslim and Hindu traditions.
As violence across India and Pakistan continued, Prem was killed at the hands of his own brother, and Umbreen and her mother fled to Lahore. Two Thijarians, Kisar and Almak, bore witness to Prem's death. (TV: Demons of the Punjab [+]Loading...["Demons of the Punjab (TV story)"])
In 1951, Eddie and Barbara Smith, companion Sarah Jane Smith's parents, were killed in a car accident after attending the Foxgrove Village Fête. Luke Smith called this a fixed point in time. The Trickster, in an attempt to gain a physical presence on Earth, opened a time fissure between then and Ealing, 2009, and tempted Sarah Jane into entering it. She initially broke her parents' car with her sonic lipstick to prevent their deaths, but after the Trickster broke free, she fixed it, and her parents — having figured out the truth about Sarah's identity — willingly drove off to their deaths, leaving behind a baby Sarah Jane. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"])
18 August was the last day of Woodstock in 1969. The music festival inspired the space colony Planet Woodstock, a world where the best musicians in the galaxy performed but there were not proper toilets. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
In 1979, AC/DC opened for the Who at Wembley Stadium. Peri Brown attended the concert with her mother. (PROSE: The Church of Football [+]Loading...["The Church of Football (short story)"])
In 2040, the Eighth Doctor and Wyatt transported three Perseus Corporeals to a government dialogue, but the Corporeals died when the car crashed. (PROSE: The Ethereal [+]Loading...["The Ethereal (short story)"])
