About April 18

April 18, 2024 is the 109th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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Aries is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 286 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On April 18

  • 1025 –
    Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
  • 1775 –
    American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
  • 1848 –
    American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
  • 1864 –
    Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
  • 1880 –
    An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.
  • 1897 –
    The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
  • 1912 –
    The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
  • 1923 –
    Yankee Stadium, “The House that Ruth Built”, opens.
  • 1924 –
    Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.
  • 1936 –
    The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan.
  • 1945 –
    Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.
  • 1946 –
    The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • 1949 –
    The aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • 1961 –
    CONCP is founded in Casablanca as a united front of African movements opposing Portuguese colonial rule.
  • 1974 –
    The Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto inaugurates Lahore dry port.
  • 1980 –
    The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country’s first President. The Zimbabwe Dollar replaces the Rhodesian Dollar as the official currency.
  • 1981 –
    The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game is suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23.
  • 1983 –
    A suicide bomber destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people.
  • 1988 –
    The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
  • 2007 –
    The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision.

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