Today in History
18 July
209 births · 95 deaths · 44 events recorded
Notable Births
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Agustina Roth
b. 2001
Argentine BMX rider (born 2001)
Sarah Kinsley
b. 2000
American singer-songwriter (born 2000)
Bam Adebayo
b. 1997
American basketball player (born 1997)
Noah Lyles
b. 1997
American sprinter (born 1997)
Yung Lean
b. 1996
Swedish rapper (born 1996)
Smriti Mandhana
b. 1996
Indian cricketer
Shudufhadzo Musida
b. 1996
South African beauty queen, Miss South Africa 2020 winner
Clifford Odets
b. 1906
American writer and actor (1906–1963)
Notable Deaths
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Edwin Feulner
d. 2025
American political scientist (1941–2025)
Lou Dobbs
d. 2024
American television host (1945–2024)
Abner Haynes
d. 2024
American football player (1937–2024)
Bob Newhart
d. 2024
American comedian and actor (1929–2024)
Oommen Chandy
d. 2023
10th Chief Minister of Kerala (1943–2023)
Tom O'Connor (comedian)
d. 2021
British entertainer (1939–2021)
Roman Jakobson
d. 1982
Russian linguist (1896–1982)
Thomas Cook
d. 1892
English businessman (1808–1892)
On This Day in History
All 44 ›
2019
A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others.
Kyoto Animation arson attack
2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.
Islamic State
2013
The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Government of Detroit
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.
2012 Burgas bus bombing
2002
A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members.
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
1996
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
Saguenay flood
1996
Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers.
Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)
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.
Montserrat