All Events

Historical Events on June 18

  • Ali

    656

    Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

  • American Revolutionary War

    1778

    American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.

  • Napoleonic Wars

    1815

    Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

  • Algeria

    1830

    French invasion of Algeria.

  • Charles Darwin

    1858

    Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.

  • Susan B. Anthony

    1873

    Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

  • Vietnam War

    1965

    Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

  • The Troubles

    1994

    The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

  • Kazakhstan

    2006

    The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.

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Famous Birthdays on June 18

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Famous Deaths on June 18

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