Tukuk-OS📅 March 18
23 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 18? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2019 — Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing as many as 80, a disputed number of whom were civilians.
Syrian civil war2019 U.S. airstrike in BaghuzAl-Baghuz Fawqani
- 2015 — Gunmen attacked the Bardo National Museum in Tunisia, killing 24 people.
- 2005 — As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.
- 1996 — The deadliest fire in Philippine history broke out at a nightclub in Quezon City, causing 162 deaths.
- 1990 — Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theftIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 1985 — The first episode of the soap opera Neighbours was broadcast on the Seven Network, later becoming the longest-running drama in Australian television history.
- 1977 — The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.
- 1970 — U.S. postal workers began an eight-day strike after Congress raised their wages by only 4 percent despite increasing its own pay by 41 percent.
- 1969 — Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
- 1965 — Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ventured outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2, becoming the first person to walk in space.
- 1959 — Tibetan uprising: After the 14th Dalai Lama sought refuge at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, Chinese forces bombarded the monastery, inflicting severe destruction and killing hundreds of Buddhist monks.
- 1925 — The deadliest tornado in U.S. history spawned in Missouri and traveled more than 219 miles (352 km) across Illinois and Indiana, leaving one of the longest continuous tornado tracks ever recorded.
- 1921 — Russian Civil War: Bolshevik forces suppressed a rebellion of sailors and civilians in Kronstadt.
- 1915 — First World War: In one of the largest naval battles of the Gallipoli campaign, Ottoman forces sank three Allied battleships and severely damaged three others.
World War INaval operations in the Dardanelles campaignGallipoli campaign
- 1906 — Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.
- 1901 — The construction of the House with Chimaeras (pictured) commenced in Kyiv.
- 1892 — Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.
- 1838 — The British soldier-explorer John Wood came close to rediscovering the ancient Greco-Bactrian city of Ai-Khanoum in modern Afghanistan.
- 1793 — Andreas Joseph Hofmann proclaimed the Republic of Mainz, becoming the first republican state in Germany.
- 1608 — Susenyos I was formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 1277 — Charles I of Anjou acquired a claim on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in exchange for a significant sum of money.
- 1241 — First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongol forces defeated the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków at the Battle of Chmielnik.
First Mongol invasion of PolandMongol EmpireKingdom of Poland
- 363 — A fire began in Rome that resulted in the destruction of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus.
Births
- 2002 — Brenden Rice, American football player
- 1999 — Diogo Dalot, Portuguese footballer
- 1998 — Emmanuel Clase, Dominican baseball player
- 1997 — Ciara Bravo, American actress
- 1997 — Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player
- 1997 — Jordan Whitehead, American football player
- 1997 — Ivica Zubac, Croatian basketball player
- 1997 — Cary and Michael Huang, the twins who founded BFDI
- 1996 — Skal Labissière, Haitian basketball player
- 1995 — Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player
- 1995 — Julia Goldani Telles, American actress and dancer
- 1994 — Kris Dunn, American basketball player
Deaths
- 2025 — Kanzi, Bonobo research subject (born 1980)
- 2025 — Jessie Hoffman Jr., American convicted murderer (born 1978)
- 2024 — Thomas P. Stafford, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1930)
- 2020 — Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (born 1932)
- 2017 — Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1926)
- 2016 — Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (born 1939)
- 2016 — Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (born 1936)
- 2016 — Tray Walker, American football player (born 1992)
- 2016 — Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1961)
- 2015 — Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (born 1961)
- 2015 — Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (born 1939)
- 2015 — Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (born 1930)
Observances & holidays
- Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (Mexico)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller
- Christian feast day: Alexander of Jerusalem
- Christian feast day: Anselm of Lucca
- Christian feast day: Cyril of Jerusalem
- Christian feast day: Edward the Martyr
- Christian feast day: Fridianus
- Christian feast day: Salvator
- Christian feast day: March 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Flag Day (Aruba)
- Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey)
- Men's and Soldiers' Day (Mongolia)
- Ordnance Factories' Day (India)
- Sheelah's Day (Ireland, Canada, Australia)
- Teacher's Day (Syria)
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