June 18 in history
Events on June 18
Notable events that happened on June 18 in past years.
- 2023
Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, implodes in the North Atlantic Ocean while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board, including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush.
Wikipedia article: Titan (submersible) - 2006
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1, is launched.
Wikipedia article: Kazakhstan - 1983
Space Shuttle program: STS-7, astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle program - 1979
SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks - 1954
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
Wikipedia article: Carlos Castillo Armas - 1948
Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the Deutsche Mark will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.[citation needed]
Wikipedia article: Deutsche Mark - 1940
World War II: The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
Wikipedia article: This was their finest hour - 1908
Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
Wikipedia article: Japanese Brazilians - 1906
Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco ratifies the agreement reached in the Algeciras Conference in a personal decree.
Wikipedia article: Abdelaziz of Morocco - 1858
Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
Wikipedia article: Charles Darwin - 1812
The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812.
Wikipedia article: United States declaration of war on the United Kingdom - 1757
Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Kolín - 1391
Tokhtamysh–Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southeast Russia.
Wikipedia article: Tokhtamysh–Timur war - 1155
Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick Barbarossa as Holy Roman Emperor.
- 618
Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.
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