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On This Day · The 199th day of the year

July 18

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.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

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.

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

  2. 1507

    Brussels

  3. 1723

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  4. 1806

    1806 Birgu polverista explosion

  5. 1841

    Pedro II of Brazil

  6. 1863

    American Civil War

  7. 1968

    Intel

  8. 1984

    San Ysidro McDonald's massacre

  9. 2012

    2012 Burgas bus bombing

  10. 2019

    Kyoto Animation arson attack

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 18

Marc Girardelli

b. 1963

Dan O'Brien

b. 1966

Nelson Mandela

b. 1918

Elio Di Rupo

b. 1951

Martha Reeves

b. 1941

Dennis Seidenberg

b. 1981

Hendrik Lorentz

b. 1853

Tenley Albright

b. 1935

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

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn 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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