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This day in history: 18 June

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428 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 18 June.
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2023: Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, implodes in the North Atlantic Ocean while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board, including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush.

Holidays and observances

Autistic Pride Day (International)

Christian feast day: Bernard Mizeki (Anglican and Episcopal Church)

Christian feast day: Blessed Osanna of Mantua

Christian feast day: Elisabeth of Schönau

Christian feast day: Gregorio Barbarigo

Christian feast day: June 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus

Christian feast day: Marina the Monk (Maronite Church, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)

Christian feast day: Mark and Marcellian

Foundation Day (Benguet)

Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan)

National Day (Seychelles)

Events

2023Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, implodes in the North Atlantic Ocean while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board, including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush.

2018An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka.

2009The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.

2007The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire kills nine firefighters in Charleston, South Carolina.

2006The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1, is launched.

1998Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal–Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11.

1994The 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 Wor

1984A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.

1983Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the Baháʼí Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran, over her religious beliefs.

1983Space Shuttle program: STS-7, astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

1982Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.

1981The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.

1979SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.

1972Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport.

1965Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

1958Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premieres at the Aldeburgh Festival.

1954Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

1953A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.

1953The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

1948Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the Deutsche Mark will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.[citation needed]

1948Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

1946Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.

1945William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.

1940World War II: Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.

1940World War II: The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.

1935Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests.

1928Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).

1920The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922) begin with a week of sectarian violence in Derry.

1908Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.

1908The University of the Philippines is established.

1907Most resistance societies in Santiago return to work, bringing an end to the 1907 Chilean general strike.

1906Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco ratifies the agreement reached in the Algeciras Conference in a personal decree.

1887The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.

1873Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

1859First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.

1858Charles 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.

1837St. Joseph Mutiny: African soldiers in the 1st West India Regiment – led by former slave trader Daaga – launch a rebellion in the British colony of Trinidad in an attempt to escape to Africa.

1822Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha.

1815Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, forcing Napoleon to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

1812The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812.

Born on this day

2005Kane Parsons, American YouTuber and filmmaker

2004Gabi Moura, Brazilian influencer

2001Evan Mobley, American basketball player

1999Choi Ye-won, South Korean singer and actress

1999Trippie Redd, American rapper

1997Katharina Hobgarski, German tennis player

1997Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league player

1996Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer

1996Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater

1995Maxim Kovtun, Russian figure skater

1994Sean McMahon, Australian rugby player

1994Takeoff, American rapper (died 2022)

1993Dennis Lloyd, Israeli musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

1990Christian Taylor, American triple jumper

1990Derek Stepan, American ice hockey player

1990Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player

1990Sandra Izbașa, Romanian gymnast

1989Chris Harris Jr., American football player

1989Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, French-born Gabonese footballer

1988Elini Dimoutsos, Greek footballer

1988Josh Dun, American musician

1987Moeen Ali, English cricketer

1987Omar Arellano, Mexican footballer

1986Edgars Eriņš, Latvian decathlete

1986Richard Gasquet, French tennis player

1986Richard Madden, Scottish actor

1985Alex Hirsch, American animator and television producer

1985Chris Coghlan, American baseball player

1984Nanyak Dala, Canadian rugby player

1983Billy Slater, Australian rugby league player

1983Cameron Smith, Australian rugby league player

1982Marco Borriello, Italian footballer

1982Nadir Belhadj, French-Algerian footballer

1982Nathan Cavaleri, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1981Clint Newton, American-Australian rugby league player

1981Marco Streller, Swiss footballer

1981Scooter Braun, American music executive

1980Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player

1980Antonio Gates, American football player

1980Craig Mottram, Australian runner

Died on this day

2026Tay Keith, American record producer (born 1996)

2024Anouk Aimée, French actress (born 1932)

2024James Chance, American musician (born 1953)

2024Willie Mays, American baseball player (born 1931)

2024Yoyong Martirez, Filipino basketball player (born 1946)

2023Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:

2022Adibah Noor, Malaysian actress, singer, master of ceremonies (born 1970)

2022Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish politician, minister of foreign affairs (born 1941)

2020Vera Lynn, English singer who was the "Forces' Sweetheart" in World War II (born 1917)

2018Big Van Vader (also known as Vader) American professional wrestler (born 1955)

2018Jimmy Wopo, American rapper (born 1997)

2018XXXTentacion, American rapper (born 1998)

2016Jeppiaar, Indian educationist, founder and chancellor of Sathyabama University (born 1931)

2015Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (born 1937)

2015Danny Villanueva, American football player and broadcaster, co-founded Univision (born 1937)

2015Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1941)

2015Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (born 1920)

2014Claire Martin, Canadian author (born 1914)

2014Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (born 1928)

2014Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1928)

2014Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (born 1923)

2014Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (born 1957)

2013Alastair Donaldson, Scottish bass player (born 1955)

2013Brent F. Anderson, American engineer and politician (born 1932)

2013David Wall, English ballet dancer (born 1946)

2013Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (born 1924)

2013Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (born 1980)

2012Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (born 1934)

2012Horacio Coppola, Argentinian photographer and director (born 1906)

2012Lina Haag, German author and activist (born 1907)

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Aristotle

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