What are the important events that happened on July 18? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 18: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 18 is the 200th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 166 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 5, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 478,128 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectagon’ day.
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 195 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,227 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 18 Historical Events
- 390 BCE –Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia – a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome.
- 1389 –Kingdom of France and Kingdom of England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, in inaugurating a 13 year peace; the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years War.
- 1812 –The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
- 1857 –Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall’s war against the French.
- 1862 –First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- 1984 –McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California: in a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police.
- 1986 –A tornado is broadcast live on KARE television in Minnesota when the station’s helicopter pilot makes a chance encounter.
- 1992 –The ten victims of the La Cantuta massacre disappear from their university in Lima.
- 1995 –On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufriere Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital and forcing most of the population to flee.
- 1996 –Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec’s costliest natural disasters ever.
Who were born on July 18?
- 1670 –Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (d. 1747)
- 1895 –George “Machine Gun Kelly” Barnes, American gangster (d. 1954)
- 1923 –Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (d. 1997)
- 1950 –Jerome Barkum, American football player
- 1953 –Warren Wiebe, American singer (d. 1998)
- 1957 –Keith Levene, English musician (Public Image Limited)
- 1961 –M.J. Alexander, American author and photographer
- 1966 –Lori Alan, American actress
- 1971 –Sarah McLeod, New Zealand actress
- 1974 –Alan Morrison, British poet
Who died on July 18?
- 1639 –Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, German general (b. 1604)
- 1872 –Benito Juárez, President of Mexico (b. 1806)
- 1899 –Horatio Alger, Jr., American writer (b. 1832)
- 1925 –Louis Nazaire Bégin, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Quebec (b. 1840)
- 1952 –Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect (b. 1862)
- 1973 –Jack Hawkins, English film actor (b. 1910)
- 1985 –Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (b. 1958)
- 2002 –Victor Emery, British theoretical physicist (b. 1933)
- 2004 –Émile Peynaud, French oenologist (b. 1912)
- 2007 –George Caiazzo, American professional wrestler (b. 1969)
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