On this day: July 18

POSTED: 03:56 PM PDT Jul 17, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 17, 2012 

A Nobel Peace Prize winner and astronaut are born, a gymnast reaches Olympic perfection and an epic superhero hits summer theaters, all on this day.

OTD July 18 - Hume Cronyn
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Mark Cardwell/Reuters

1911: Actor Hume Cronyn ("The Seventh Cross," "Cocoon") is born in London, Ontario, Canada. He is pictured here in 1994 with his second wife, fellow actress Jessica Tandy.

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