Today is Monday, May 18, 2026
Everything happening on May 18, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About May 18
May 18, 2026 falls on a Monday, week 21 of 2026. It is day 138 of the year, with 227 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 5 national days and fun holidays on May 18, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on May 18
August 08, 2024
National Cheese Souffle Day
August 08, 2024
National No Dirty Dishes Day
August 08, 2024
National Hiv Vaccine Awareness Day
August 08, 2024
National Visit Your Relatives Day
August 08, 2024
International Museum Day
Public Holidays on May 18
- 🌍 Ascension Day (Colombia)
- 🌍 Ascensión del señor (observado) (Colombia)
- 🌍 National Patriots' Day (Canada)
- 🌍 Victoria Day (Canada)
On This Day in History — May 18
- 2015 — At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
- 2009 — The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
- 2006 — The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
- 2005 — A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
- 1994 — Israeli troops finish retreating from the Gaza Strip after occupying it, giving the area to the Palestine to govern.
- 1993 — Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
Notable Deaths on May 18
- 2017 — Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940)
- 2017 — Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916)
- 2017 — Chris Cornell, American singer (b. 1964)
- 2015 — Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947)
- 2015 — Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926)
- 2015 — T. J. Moran, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1930)