What happened on July 18? There are more than 256 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About July 18
July 18 is the 200th day of the year 2024. There are 166 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday. This day falls under the 29th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Rochester, New York 14618 sunrise will occur at 05:46 AM and sunset will occur at 08:46 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Cancer. The modern birthstone for this month is Ruby while the mystical birthstone is Ruby.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 195 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For July 18
- 390 BCERoman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia – a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome.
- 362Roman-Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire.
- 1290King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England; this was Tisha B'Av on the Hebrew calendar, a day that commemorates many Jewish calamities.
- 1334The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.
- 1389Kingdom 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.
- 1656Polish-Lithuanian forces clash with Sweden and its Brandenburg allies in the start of what is to be known as The Battle of Warsaw which ends in a decisive Swedish victory.
- 1812The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
- 1857Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall’s war against the French.
- 1862First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- 1863American Civil War: Battle of Fort Wagner/Morris Island – the first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, fails in their assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
- 1870The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
- 1914The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving definite status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
- 1925Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf.
- 1942World War II: the Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me-262 using only its jet engines for the first time.
- 1944World War II: Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.
- 1955The first Disneyland theme park, in Anaheim, California, officially opens to the public.
- 1966Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
- 1968The Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California.
- 1969After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies.
- 1976Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- 1982268 campesinos (“peasants” or “country people”) are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre in Ríos Montt’s Guatemala.
- 1984McDonald’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.
- 1986A tornado is broadcast live on KARE television in Minnesota when the station’s helicopter pilot makes a chance encounter.
- 1992The ten victims of the La Cantuta massacre disappear from their university in Lima.
- 1994The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentinian Jewish Communal Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.
- 1995On 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.
- 1996Battle of Mullaitivu. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army’s base, killing over 1200 Army soldiers.
- 1996Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec’s costliest natural disasters ever.
Who Were Born On July 18?
- 1501Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)
- 1504Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)
- 1552Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1612)
- 1634Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1695)
- 1635Robert Hooke, English scientist (d. 1703)
- 1659Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)
- 1670Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (d. 1747)
- 1718Saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (d. 1808)
- 1720Gilbert White, English ornithologist (d. 1793)
- 1797Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1879)
- 1811William Makepeace Thackeray, English author (d. 1863)
- 1818Louis De Geer, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (d. 1896)
- 1821Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (d. 1910)
- 1837Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1873)
- 1845Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875)
- 1848W. G. Grace, English cricketer (d. 1915)
- 1850Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (d. 1939)
- 1853Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
- 1862Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933)
- 1864Phillip Snowden, British politician (d. 1937)
- 1867Margaret Brown, American activist, philanthropist, and RMS Titanic passenger (d. 1932)
- 1871Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (d. 1946)
- 1881Larry McLean, baseball player (d. 1921)
- 1884Alberto di Jorio, former head of the Vatican Bank and secretary of the 1958 conclave (d. 1979)
- 1886Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., American general (d. 1945)
- 1887Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier, politician and convicted traitor (d. 1945)
- 1890Frank Forde, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
- 1892Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player (d. 1969)
- 1895George “Machine Gun Kelly” Barnes, American gangster (d. 1954)
- 1895Olga Spessivtseva, Russian ballerina (d. 1991)
- 1897E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (d. 1935)
- 1898John Stuart, Scottish actor (d. 1979)
- 1899Ernst Scheller, German Nazi politician (d. 1942)
- 1900Nathalie Sarraute, French writer (d. 1999)
- 1902Jessamyn West, American writer (d. 1984)
- 1903Chill Wills, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1906Clifford Odets, American writer (d. 1963)
- 1906S. I. Hayakawa, American semanticist and politician (d. 1992)
- 1908Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (d. 1944)
- 1908Mildred Lisette Norman, American peace activist, earned the moniker Peace Pilgrim (d. 1981)
- 1909Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat and President (d. 1989)
- 1909Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
- 1909Mohammed Daoud Khan, President of Afghanistan (d. 1978)
- 1910Diptendu Pramanick, Indian film personality (d.1989)
- 1911Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (d. 2003)
- 1912Max Rousié, French rugby footballer (d. 1950)
- 1913Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (d. 1997)
- 1914Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (d. 2000)
- 1916Johnny Hopp, baseball player (d. 2003)
- 1917Henri Salvador, French singer (d. 2008)
- 1918Nelson Mandela, South African politician, President (1994-1999); Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- 1920Eric Brandon, British racing driver (d. 1982)
- 1921John Glenn, American astronaut and politician
- 1921Richard Leacock, documentary filmmaker, Pioneer of Cinéma Vérité (d. 2011)
- 1922Thomas Kuhn, American philosopher (d. 1996)
- 1923Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (d. 1997)
- 1924Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011)
- 1925Hubert Doggart, English cricketer
- 1925Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (d. 2004)
- 1926Margaret Laurence, Canadian writer (d. 1987)
- 1926Robert Sloman, writer (d. 2005)
- 1927Kurt Masur, Silesian-born conductor
- 1929Dick Button, American figure skater
- 1929Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American singer (d. 2000)
- 1930Burt Kwouk, English actor
- 1932Robert Ellis Miller, American film director
- 1933Jean Yanne, French film actor and director (d. 2003)
- 1933Syd Mead, American industrial and conceptual designer
- 1933Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet
- 1934Darlene Conley, American actress (d. 2007)
- 1934Roger Reynolds, American composer and teacher
- 1935Jayendra Saraswathi, Hindu religious leader
- 1936Ted Harris, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1937Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
- 1937Roald Hoffman, Polish-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1938Ian Stewart, Scottish pianist (d. 1985)
- 1938Paul Verhoeven, Dutch film director
- 1939Brian Auger, British musician
- 1939Dion DiMucci, American singer
- 1939Edward Gramlich, American economics professor (d. 2007)
- 1939Jerry Moore, American football coach
- 1940James Brolin, American actor
- 1940Joe Torre, American baseball player and manager
- 1941Frank Farian, German music producer
- 1941Lonnie Mack, American guitarist and singer
- 1941Martha Reeves, American singer
- 1942Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician
- 1942Bobby Susser, American songwriter and record producer
- 1942Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (d. 2006)
- 1944David Hemery, British athlete
- 1946Doug McFarland, American politician
- 1946Leo Madder, Belgian actor
- 1947Steve Forbes, American entrepreneur and politician
- 1947Steven W. Mahoney, Canadian politician
- 1948Carlos Colón, Sr., Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- 1948Hartmut Michel, German chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1949Dennis Lillee, Australian cricketer
- 1950Glenn Hughes, American singer (Village People) (d. 2001)
- 1950Jack Layton, Canadian politician (d. 2011)
- 1950Jerome Barkum, American football player
- 1950Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer
- 1950Mark Udall, American politician
- 1950Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur
- 1951Elio Di Rupo, Belgian politician
- 1951Margo Martindale, American actress
- 1953Warren Wiebe, American singer (d. 1998)
- 1954Ricky Skaggs, American country/bluegrass musician
- 1955Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor
- 1955Terry Chambers, English drummer (XTC)
- 1956Razor Shines, American baseball player, manager and coach
- 1957Keith Levene, English musician (Public Image Limited)
- 1957Sir Nick Faldo, English golfer
- 1960Anne-Marie Johnson, American actress
- 1961Alan Pardew, English football manager
- 1961Elizabeth McGovern, American actress
- 1961M.J. Alexander, American author and photographer
- 1962Jack Irons, American drummer
- 1962Jensen Buchanan, American actress
- 1962Lee Arenberg, American actor
- 1962Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian
- 1963Al Snow, American professional wrestler
- 1963Martín Torrijos Espino, President of Panama
- 1963Mike Greenwell, baseball player
- 1964Wendy Williams, radio host
- 1965Jim Bob Duggar, Arkansas politician and patriarch of the Duggar family
- 1965Vesselina Kasarova, Bulgarian opera singer
- 1966Lori Alan, American actress
- 1967Vin Diesel, American actor
- 1968Alex Désert, Haitian-American actor and musician
- 1968Grant Bowler, Australian actor
- 1969Masanori Murakawa, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1970Cheryl Casone, American news anchor
- 1971Penny Hardaway, American basketball player
- 1971Sarah McLeod, New Zealand actress
- 1974Alan Morrison, British poet
- 1975Daron Malakian, American guitarist (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
- 1975Torii Hunter, baseball player
- 1976Elsa Pataky, Spanish actress
- 1976Valerie Cruz, American actress
- 1977Alfian bin Sa'at, Singaporean writer, poet and playwright
- 1977Dylan Lane, American television host
- 1977Kelly Reilly, English actress
- 1978Annie Mac, British DJ
- 1978Ben Sheets, American baseball player
- 1978Mélissa Theuriau, French newscaster
- 1978Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player
- 1978Verónica Romeo, Spanish singer
- 1979Deion Branch, American football player
- 1979Jared Hess, American film director and screenwriter
- 1979Jason Weaver, American actor
- 1979Jermaine Paul, American musician
- 1979Joey Mercury, American professional wrestler
- 1980Kristen Bell, American actress
- 1980Ryōko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer
- 1982Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress and beauty queen
- 1982Ryan Cabrera, American musician and TV host
- 1983Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
- 1985Chace Crawford, American actor
- 1985Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer
- 1988César Villaluz, Mexican footballer
- 1989Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer
- 1991Karina Pasian, American singer and pianist
- 1993Lee Taemin, South Korean singer, dancer and actor (Shinee)
- 2004Giuliano Stroe, Romanian weightlifter and bodybuilder
Who Died On July 18?
- 715Muhammad bin Qasim (b. 695)
- 1100Godfrey of Bouillon, Protector of the Holy Sepulcher
- 1300Gerard Segarelli, founder of the Apostolic Brethren
- 1488Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432)
- 1591Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (b. 1550)
- 1608Joachim Friedrich, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1546)
- 1610Caravaggio, Italian artist (b. 1573)
- 1639Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, German general (b. 1604)
- 1695Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1634)
- 1698Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)
- 1721Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1730François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (b. 1644)
- 1756Pieter Langendijk, Dutch dramatist and poet (b. 1683); other date proposed is July 9 (see)
- 1792John Paul Jones, American naval commander (b. 1747)
- 1817Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)
- 1863Robert Gould Shaw, American military officer (b. 1837)
- 1872Benito Juárez, President of Mexico (b. 1806)
- 1884Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (b. 1829)
- 1892Thomas Cook, English travel agent (b. 1808)
- 1899Horatio Alger, Jr., American writer (b. 1832)
- 1916Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
- 1918Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna (b. 1864)
- 1925Louis Nazaire Bégin, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Quebec (b. 1840)
- 1937Julian Bell, British poet (b. 1908)
- 1938Queen Marie of Romania (b. 1875)
- 1944Thomas Sturge Moore, English poet and author (b. 1870)
- 1948Herman Gummerus, Finnish historian and politician (b. 1877)
- 1949Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870)
- 1952Jack Earle, American actor and sideshow performer (b. 1906)
- 1952Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect (b. 1862)
- 1953Lucy Booth, daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1868)
- 1954George “Machine Gun Kelly” Barnes, American gangster (b. 1895)
- 1966Bobby Fuller, American rock singer (b. 1942)
- 1968Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
- 1969Mary Jo Kopechne, American Robert F. Kennedy campaign worker (b. 1940)
- 1973Jack Hawkins, English film actor (b. 1910)
- 1982Lionel Daunais, French-Canadian singer and composer (b. 1902)
- 1985Louisa Ghijs, Belgian stage actress and wife of Johannes Heesters (b. 1902)
- 1985Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (b. 1958)
- 1988Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor (b. 1924)
- 1988Nico, German model and singer (b. 1938)
- 1989Donnie Moore, American baseball player (b. 1954)
- 1989Marika Nezer, Greek actress (b. 1906)
- 1989Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (b. 1967)
- 1990Gerry Boulet, Quebec rock singer (b. 1946)
- 1990Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (b. 1918)
- 1990Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist (b. 1896)
- 1990Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (b. 1897)
- 1995Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
- 1995Srinagarindra, Mother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (b. 1900)
- 1997Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American astronomer (b. 1928)
- 1999Meir Ariel, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
- 2001Fabio Taglioni, Italian motorcycle designer and engineer (b. 1920)
- 2001James Hatfield, American author (b. 1958)
- 2002Victor Emery, British theoretical physicist (b. 1933)
- 2004Émile Peynaud, French oenologist (b. 1912)
- 2004Paul Foot, British journalist (b. 1937)
- 2005Bill Hicke, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)
- 2005William Westmoreland, American military officer (b. 1914)
- 2007George Caiazzo, American professional wrestler (b. 1969)
- 2007Jerry Hadley, American opera singer, (b. 1952)
- 2007Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (b. 1908)
- 2008Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (b. 1944)
- 2009Henry Allingham, British supercentenarian and World War I veteran (b. 1896)
- 2009Jill Balcon, British actress (b. 1925)
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