August 18 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2017 — 2 people are killed and 8 injured in Turku in the first terrorist attack in Finland in over 70 years. ↗
• 2008 — President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment. ↗
• 2008 — War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs. ↗
• 2005 — A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread... ↗
• 2003 — One year old Zachary Tuner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1997 — Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer
• 1995 — Alīna Fjodorova, Latvian figure skater
• 1994 — Morgan Sanson, French footballer
• 1993 — Jung Eun-ji, South Korean singer-songwriter
• 1993 — Maia Mitchell, Australian actress and singer