All Events

Historical Events on April 18

  • Martin Luther

    1521

    Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.

  • Boston

    1689

    Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.

  • American Revolution

    1775

    American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.

  • Joan of Arc

    1909

    Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.

  • World War II

    1942

    World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.

  • Commonwealth of Nations

    1949

    Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland.

  • Gamal Abdel Nasser

    1954

    Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.

  • Republic of Zimbabwe

    1980

    The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.

  • Suicide bomber

    1983

    A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people.

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Famous Birthdays on April 18

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Famous Deaths on April 18

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