Religious Observances on July 18

• Jewish: Shabbat Chazon שבת חזון

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On This Day in History — July 18

• 2013 — The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
• 2012 — At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
• 1996 — Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
• 1996 — Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers.
• 1995 — On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
• 1994 — The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.

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Notable Births on July 18

• 1993 — Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 — Jamie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 — Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer
• 1989 — Yohan Mollo, French footballer
• 1988 — Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer
• 1988 — Yannick Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Deaths on July 18

• 2015 — Alex Rocco, American actor (b. 1936)
• 2014 — Andreas Biermann, German footballer (b. 1980)
• 2014 — João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1941)
• 2014 — Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2013 — Vaali, Indian poet, songwriter, and actor (b. 1931)
• 2013 — Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and academic (b. 1953)

Public Holidays on July 19

• 🌍 Children's Day (Venezuela)

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Religious Observances on July 19

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Yaʿqub al-Charkhi (ق)

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On This Day in History — July 19

• 2014 — Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan.
• 1997 — The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
• 1992 — A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort
• 1989 — United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
• 1985 — The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.
• 1983 — The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.

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Notable Births on July 19

• 1994 — Christian Welch, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 — Jake Nicholson, English footballer
• 1991 — Eray İşcan, Turkish footballer
• 1989 — Sam McKendry, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
• 1988 — Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor
• 1988 — Jakub Kovář, Czech ice hockey player

Notable Deaths on July 19

• 2016 — Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Van Alexander, American composer and conductor (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (b. 1948)
• 2015 — Carmino Ravosa, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Gennadiy Seleznyov, Russian journalist and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Duma (b. 1947)
• 2014 — David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (b. 1917)