Today in History
18 September
238 births · 103 deaths · 96 events recorded
Notable Births
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Jackson Robert Scott
b. 2008
American actor (born 2008)
Santiago Castro (footballer, born 2004)
b. 2004
Argentine footballer (born 2004)
Aidan Gallagher
b. 2003
American actor, musician and activist (born 2003)
Hugo Bueno (footballer, born 2002)
b. 2002
Spanish footballer
Christian Pulisic
b. 1998
American soccer player (born 1998)
Viktor Hovland
b. 1997
Norwegian professional golfer (born 1997)
Max Meyer (footballer)
b. 1995
German footballer (born 1995)
Matt Targett
b. 1995
English footballer (born 1995)
Notable Deaths
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Kesaria Abramidze
d. 2024
Georgian blogger, actress and model (1987–2024)
Nick Gravenites
d. 2024
American singer-songwriter (1938–2024)
Salvatore Schillaci
d. 2024
Italian footballer (1964–2024)
Brereton C. Jones
d. 2023
American politician (1939–2023)
Jolidee Matongo
d. 2021
South African politician (1975–2021)
Chris Anker Sørensen
d. 2021
Danish road bicycle racer (1984–2021)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
d. 2020
US Supreme Court justice from 1993 to 2020
Adélard Godbout
d. 1956
Premier of Quebec in 1936 and from 1939 to 1944
On This Day in History
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2018
Cannabis is legalized in South Africa, through a ruling of the Constitutional Court.
Cannabis
2017
Toy retail chain Toys "R" Us files for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada.
Toys "R" Us
2016
The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.
2016 Uri attack
2015
Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.
2015 Camp Badaber attack
2014
Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.
2014 Scottish independence referendum
2011
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
2011 Sikkim earthquake
2010
Philippe Croizon becomes the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel.
Philippe Croizon
2009
After 72 years on radio and television, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history.
CBS