On This Day — July 18

🕰️ Notable Events on July 18

• 2013 — The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal basin at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger, campaign specialist Mary Jo Kopechne. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Intel is founded in Mountain View, California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps. Wikipedia ↗
• 1857 — Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French. Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1555 — The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1391 — Tokhtamysh-Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southeast Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1389 — France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peace, the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1334 — The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone. Wikipedia ↗
• 1290 — King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England; this was Tisha B'Av on the Hebrew calendar, a day that commemorates many Jewish calamities. Wikipedia ↗
• 1195 — Battle of Alarcos: Almohad forces defeat the Castilian army of Alfonso VIII and force its retreat to Toledo. Wikipedia ↗
• 645 — Chinese forces under general Li Shiji besiege the strategic fortress city of Anshi (Liaoning) during the Goguryeo-Tang War. Wikipedia ↗
• 452 — Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia and eventually destroys it. Wikipedia ↗
• 362 — Roman-Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman-Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. Wikipedia ↗
• Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome. Wikipedia ↗
• The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 18

• 1993 — Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jamie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Yohan Mollo, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Yannick Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — César Villaluz, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tontowi Ahmad, Indonesian badminton player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Natalia Mikhailova, Russian ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Chace Crawford, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Aaron Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mikk Pahapill, Estonian decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jan Schlaudraff, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dominika Luzarová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Dennis Seidenberg, German ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kristen Bell, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Deion Branch, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Joey Mercury, American wrestler and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Adabel Guerrero, Argentinian actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ben Sheets, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mélissa Theuriau, French journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Joo Sang-wook, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Alexander Morozevich, Russian chess player and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Elsa Pataky, Spanish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Go Soo-hee, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Torii Hunter, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Daron Malakian, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — M.I.A., English rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Alan Morrison, British poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Penny Hardaway, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Sukhwinder Singh, Indian singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Elizabeth Gilbert, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — The Great Sasuke, Japanese wrestler and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Grant Bowler, New Zealand-Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Scott Gourley, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Dan O'Brien, American decathlete and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vesselina Kasarova, Bulgarian soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Wendy Williams, American talk show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Marc Girardelli, Austrian-Luxembourgian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Martín Torrijos, Panamanian economist and politician, 35th President of Panama Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Elizabeth McGovern, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Alan Pardew, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Pasi Rautiainen, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Simon Heffer, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Nick Faldo, English golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Keith Levene, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter, mandolin player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Elio Di Rupo, Belgian chemist, academic, and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Belgium Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Margo Martindale, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Richard Branson, English businessman, founded Virgin Group Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jack Dongarra, American computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Glenn Hughes, American disco singer (Village People) and actor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jack Layton, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mark Udall, American educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Dennis Lillee, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican-American wrestler and promoter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jeanne Córdova, American journalist and activist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Graham Spanier, 16th President of Pennsylvania State University Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Hartmut Michel, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Steve Forbes, American publisher and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Kalpana Mohan, Indian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — John Naughton, Scottish-Irish journalist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Pat Doherty, Irish republican politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — David Hemery, English hurdler and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Joseph J. Ellis, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician, 84th President of the Swiss Confederation Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Frank Farian, German songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Lonnie Mack, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Martha Reeves, American singer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — James Brolin, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Joe Torre, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Brian Auger, English rock and jazz keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Dion DiMucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jerry Moore, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Connelly, English footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboard player and manager (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Paul Verhoeven, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Roald Hoffmann, Polish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Tenley Albright, American figure skater and physician Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jayendra Saraswathi, Indian guru, 69th Shankaracharya Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Edward Bond, English director, playwright, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Darlene Conley, American actress (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jean Yanne, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet and playwright (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Robert Ellis Miller, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Dick Button, American figure skater and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Andrea Gallo, Italian priest and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Baddiewinkle, American internet personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Kurt Masur, German conductor and educator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Antonio García-Trevijano, Spanish republican, political activist, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Keith MacDonald, Canadian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Nita Bieber, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Shirley Strickland, Australian runner and hurdler (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Raymond Jones, Australian Modernist architect Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Windy McCall, American baseball relief pitcher Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Tullio Altamura, Italian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and businessman (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Michael Medwin, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Thomas Kuhn, American physicist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Peter Austin, English brewer, founded Ringwood Brewery (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Aaron T. Beck, American psychiatrist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Richard Leacock, English-French director and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Heinz Bennent, German actor (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Eric Brandon, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Carequinha, Brazilian clown and actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Roxana Cannon Arsht, American judge (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Louis Le Bailly, British Royal Navy officer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Oscar Heisserer, French footballer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Diptendu Pramanick, Indian businessman (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Bishnu Dey, Indian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Peace Pilgrim, American mystic and activist (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Lupe Vélez, Mexican-American actress and dancer (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Beatrice Aitchison, American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American academic and politician (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Jessamyn West, American author (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Chill Wills, American actor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Ernst Scheller, German soldier and politician, 8th Mayor of Marburg (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver and engineer (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Frank Forde, Australian educator and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., American general (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Larry McLean, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1921) Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (d.1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 18 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 18

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Shabbat Chazon