Historical Events In 2018
Thursday, 09 May 2024
Feb 21 On this day in history winter Olympics: Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall become the first Americans in history to win a cross country gold medal (team sprint)
Feb 22 On this day in history malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stirs up controversy by declaring he prefers quinoa to rice, the national dish
Feb 23 Study suggests earliest European Palaeolithic artwork in Spain made by Neanderthals not humans in "Science Journal" in the year 2018.
Feb 24 On this day in history uN Security Council passes resolution for 30 day ceasefire in Syria
Feb 24 In the year 2018 winter Olympics: Ester Ledecka (Czech Rep) wins unprecedented gold medals in different sports (snowboard parallel giant slalom and earlier skiing's Super-G)
Feb 25 On this day in history china briefly bans the letter 'N' as part of widespread censorship efforts
Feb 25 Winter Olympics end in Pyeongchang, Korea with Norway winning a record 39 medals, 14 gold in the year 2018.
Feb 25 Winter Olympics: Marit Bjoergen (Norway) becomes the most successful winter athlete of all time (15 medals) with gold in the 30k cross country on this day in history.
Feb 26 7.5 magnitude earthquake in central Papa New Guinea kills at least 100 on this day in history.
Feb 26 Cold weather nicknamed "the Beast from the East" hits Europe, killing 7 and covering Pompeii in snow in the year 2018.
Feb 26 On this day in history global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, receives its 1 millionth seed on 10 year anniversary
Feb 26 Global Seed Vault opens in Svalbard, Norway, to help preserve diversity and loss from other genebanks in the year 2018.
Feb 27 Barbra Streisand reveals she has cloned her dog twice on this day in history.
Feb 27 Jared Kushner , son-in-law of President Trump, has his top-secret security clearance at the White House downgraded on this day in history.
Feb 28 700 illegal churches closed in Rwanda for being too noisy and lacking building permits on this day in history.
Mar 01 In the year 2018 earliest evidence for figural tattoos (bull and sheep) on two naturally mummified bodies from Egypt’s predynastic period (3351-3017BC) published in "Journal of Archaeological Science"
Mar 01 Hope Hicks resigns as White House Communications Director to President Trump in the year 2018.
Mar 01 Parisian designer Riccardo Tisci is named the new designer of British brand Burberry after the exit of Christopher Bailey on this day in history.
Mar 01 US President Donald Trump says he will impose 25% steel, 10% aluminium import tariffs, raising fears of a trade war on this day in history.
Mar 01 In the year 2018 vladimir Putin in his annual state address claims Russia has an "invincible†intercontinental cruise missile
Mar 02 On this day in history gunmen attack the French embassy and army HQ in suspected terrorist incident in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, killing 8 and injuring 80
Mar 03 "The Emoji Movie" named worst film in 2017 in Razzies awards in the year 2018.
Mar 04 In the year 2018 90th Academy Awards: Best Picture "The Shape of Water", Best Director Guillermo del Toro, Best Actor Gary Oldman, Best Actress France McDormand
Mar 04 Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia are poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England on this day in history.
Mar 04 In the year 2018 former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal are poisoned by nerve agent in Salisbury, England
Mar 04 On this day in history italian General Election has no clear winner, populist party 5-Star led by Luigi Di Maio wins most votes with 32%
Mar 04 On this day in history italian general election results in a hung parliament, populist Five Star Movement wins most votes
Mar 04 On this day in history world's worst listeria outbreak suspected of killing 180 tracked to processed meat factory in Polokwane, South Africa
Mar 05 In the year 2018 china announces a military budget of 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion)
Mar 05 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets South Korean officials for the first time since taking office, hosting a dinner in Pyongyang on this day in history.
Mar 06 On this day in history "Highest overdose death rates ever recorded in the US", 142,000 overdoses in 2016-17 period according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mar 06 On this day in history american WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington rediscovered in Australia's Coral Sea, lost during 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea
Mar 06 On this day in history british health officials tells the country it's time "to get on a diet" and urging manufacturers to reduce calories in foods
Mar 06 In the year 2018 forbes names Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the world's richest person for the first time at $112 billion, Bill Gates no. 2
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