April 18 in history
Events on April 18
Notable events that happened on April 18 in past years.
- 2026
Seven people are killed and fourteen others are injured in a mass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine
Wikipedia article: 2026 Kyiv shooting - 2018
Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.
Wikipedia article: Protests against Daniel Ortega - 1980
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
Wikipedia article: Zimbabwe - 1972
East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43.
Wikipedia article: East African Airways Flight 720 - 1949
The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.
Wikipedia article: The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 - 1946
Jackie Robinson makes his regular season debut for the Montreal Royals of the International League, to make them the first integrated modern professional baseball team.
Wikipedia article: Jackie Robinson - 1942
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1938
Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938).
Wikipedia article: Superman - 1915
World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1902
The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.
Wikipedia article: 1902 Guatemala earthquake - 1864
Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Dybbøl - 1831
The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Wikipedia article: University of Alabama - 1775
American Revolution: The British Army advances up the Charles River in Massachusetts to destroy supplies of American militias, while Paul Revere and other riders rapidly warn the countryside.
Wikipedia article: American Revolution - 1518
Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland.
- 796
King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
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