Also on September 18
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Día de la Independencia (CL) · National holiday (CL)
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2016 — Seventeen Indian Army security personnel killed in the Indian Administrated Kashmir by anti-government militants. ↗
- 2015 — Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed following a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a... ↗
- 2014 — Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom. ↗
- 2011 — The 2011 Sikkim earthquake was felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet. ↗
- 2007 — Pervez Musharraf announces that he will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1998 — Christian Pulisic, American soccer player
- 1995 — Max Meyer, German footballer
- 1995 — Matt Targett, English footballer
- 1992 — Edrick Lee, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 — Lewis Holtby, German footballer
🏀 Sports on this Date
- WNBA: Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky — 00:00 Scheduled
- WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings — 00:00 Scheduled
- MLB: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 Scheduled
- NFL: Detroit Lions @ Buffalo Bills — 00:15 Scheduled
- MLB: Minnesota Twins @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 Scheduled
- WNBA: Phoenix Mercury @ Portland Fire — 02:00 Scheduled