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July 18

July 18 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1290 and 2019. King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England.

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What happened on July 18?

July 18 is the 199th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1290 and 2019. Famous people born on July 18 include Marc Girardelli, Dan O'Brien and Nelson Mandela.

The shape of the day

From 1290 to 2019, July 18 gathers 729 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 19th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Cancer is the sign for July 18 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on July 18

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Game Back to the Dawn
  • Game Shadow Labyrinth
  • Game Who's at the Door?

2024

  • Game Vampire Therapist
  • Game Dungeons of Hinterberg
  • Game Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
  • Game Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

2023

  • Game Viewfinder
  • Game Ember Knights

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1290

    Edward I

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

  2. 1507

    Brussels

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

  3. 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.

  4. 1806

    1806 Birgu polverista explosion

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

  5. 1841

    Pedro II of Brazil

    Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.

  6. 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.

  7. 1968

    Intel

    Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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
  • 1973Jack Hawkins
  • 1949Francisco Javier Arana
  • 1817Jane Austen
  • 715Muhammad ibn al-Qasim

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

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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