About April 18
April 18, 2025 is the 108th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
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Aries is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 305 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On April 18
- 1025 –Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
- 1506 –The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid.
- 1775 –American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
- 1848 –American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
- 1857 –“The Spirits Book” by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
- 1880 –An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.
- 1881 –Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- 1897 –The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
- 1902 –Quetzaltenango, the second largest city of Guatemala, is destroyed by an earthquake.
- 1909 –Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
- 1915 –French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
- 1936 –The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1942 –Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
- 1943 –World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
- 1945 –Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.
- 1954 –Gamal Abdal Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
- 1961 –The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, a cornerstone of modern international relations, is adopted.
- 1974 –The Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto inaugurates Lahore dry port.
- 1981 –The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game is suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23.
- 1983 –A suicide bomber destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people.
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