Franz Reuther, known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., and the pop bands No Mercy and Milli Vanilli. He frequently created vocal groups in which the publicised members merely lip-synced to songs sung by session performers. Farian owned the record label MCI and several subsidiaries.

1941Lonnie Mack, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)^[†]

Lonnie McIntosh, known as Lonnie Mack, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was an early influence in the development of blues rock music, Southern rock music, and rock guitar soloing.

1941Martha Reeves, American singer and politician^[†]

Martha Rose Reeves is an American R&B and pop singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, which scored several major Hot 100 hits such as "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and "Dancing in the Street" among others. From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected councilwoman in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Reeves at number 151 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Headlines from July 18, 1941

Red Commissars Restored To Dual Army Commands; RED ARMY RESTORES WAR COMMISSARS

MARSHALL ASKS EMERGENCY LAW; Calls on Congress to Enact It for Authority to Extend Vital Military Service MARSHALL ASKS EMERGENCY LAW

RUSSIANS HIT BACK; Said to Have Recrossed Dnieper and Cut Road West of Smolensk FALL OF CITY IS DOUBTED Soviet Reports Invader Halted There and Along Routes to Kiev and Leningrad RUSSIANS HIT BACK IN SEVERAL AREAS

Army Selectee Starts Draft Of 21-Year-Olds; 196 First; Secretary Knox Yields to a Staff Sergeant, Who Brings Number From 'Goldfish Bowl' -- Veterans Take Part in Ceremony NO. 196 IS FIRST IN DRAFT LOTTERY

Notable Births