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July 18

A look at July 18 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Marc Girardelli and Dan O'Brien, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2019

    Kyoto Animation arson attack

    A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others.

    2019 mass murder in
  2. 2012

    2012 Burgas bus bombing

    At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.

    Suicide attack against Israeli
  3. 1984

    San Ysidro McDonald's massacre

    McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police.

    1984 mass shooting in
  4. 1968

    Intel

    Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.

    American multinational technology company
  5. 1863

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  6. 1841

    Pedro II of Brazil

    Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.

    Emperor of Brazil from
  7. 1806

    1806 Birgu polverista explosion

    A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people.

    Munitions depot accident in
  8. 1723

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity.

    German composer (1685–1750)
  9. 1507

    Brussels

    In Brussels, Prince Charles I is crowned Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders, a year after inheriting the title.

    Federal region of Belgium
  10. 1290

    Edward I

    King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England.

    King of England from
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Famous birthday twins

Born on July 18

Marc Girardelli

b. 1963

Austrian-Luxembourgian skier

Dan O'Brien

b. 1966

American decathlete and coach

Nelson Mandela

b. 1918

South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate

Elio Di Rupo

b. 1951

Belgian chemist, academic, and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Belgium

Martha Reeves

b. 1941

American singer and politician

Dennis Seidenberg

b. 1981

German ice hockey player

Hendrik Lorentz

b. 1853

Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Tenley Albright

b. 1935

American former figure skater and physician

Deaths

  • 1989Rebecca Schaeffer, American model and actress
  • 1973Jack Hawkins, English actor
  • 1949Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state
  • 1817Jane Austen, English novelist
  • 715Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, Umayyad general
  • 707AD 707, Calendar year

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Arnulf of Metz
  • —Christian feast day: Bruno of Segni
  • —Christian feast day: Camillus de Lellis (optional memorial, United States only)
  • —Christian feast day: Eadburh (or Edburga) of Bicester
  • —Christian feast day: Elizabeth Ferard (Church of England)
  • —Christian feast day: Frederick of Utrecht
  • —Christian feast day: Maternus of Milan
  • —Christian feast day: Pambo

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