Today in History
18 August
211 births · 102 deaths · 51 events recorded
Notable Births
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Cassius Stanley
b. 1999
American basketball player (born 1999)
Brian To'o
b. 1998
Samoa international rugby league footballer
Clairo
b. 1998
American singer-songwriter (born 1998)
Nick Fuentes
b. 1998
American far-right political activist (born 1998)
Josephine Langford
b. 1997
Australian actress (born 1997)
Renato Sanches
b. 1997
Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
Alīna Fjodorova
b. 1995
Latvian figure skater
Johnny Preston
b. 1939
American rock and roll singer (1939–2011)
Notable Deaths
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Ruth Johnson Colvin
d. 2024
American literacy advocate (1916–2024)
Alain Delon
d. 2024
French actor (1935–2024)
Phil Donahue
d. 2024
American talk show host (1935–2024)
Lolita (orca)
d. 2023
Captive female orca (c. 1966 – 2023)
Al Quie
d. 2023
American politician (1923–2023)
Ben Cross
d. 2020
British actor (1947–2020)
Kofi Annan
d. 2018
UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006
Honoré de Balzac
d. 1850
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
On This Day in History
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2019
One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2).
Iceland
2017
The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight.
2017 Turku attack
2011
A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40.
2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks
2008
The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, resigns under threat of impeachment.
Pervez Musharraf
2008
War of Afghanistan: The Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
Uzbin Valley ambush
2005
A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java; affecting almost 100 million people, it is one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
2005 Java–Bali blackout
2003
One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws.
Murders of Andrew Bagby and Zachary Turner
1993
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members.
American International Airways Flight 808