Page 10: Historical Events In 2018
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 23 Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starring Chris Evans , Robert Downey Jr and large ensemble cast premieres in Los Angeles. 


Apr 23 Van deliberately driven into pedestrians in Toronto, Canada, killing 10 and injuring 13 


Apr 24 Ed Sheeran 's "÷" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI 


Apr 24 Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites. 


Apr 24 Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the inaugural time according to IFPI. 


Apr 24 Suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the inaugural woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England 


Apr 24 US President Donald Trump hosts his inaugural state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron 


Apr 25 Danish inventor Peter Madsen are discovered guilty of killing and desecrating body of journalist Kim Wall aboard submarine, sentenced to life imprisonment 


Apr 25 Indian religious leader Asaram Bapu is sentenced to life for raping a 16-year old girl 


Apr 26 Comedian Bill Cosby is are discovered guilty of sexual assault in Pennsylvania 


Apr 26 NFL Draft: 4 quarterbacks are taken in the top 10 selections for the inaugural time in history 


Apr 26 Serial killer "Golden State Killer" identified after 40 years as a former police officer, responsible for 12 killings, 50 rapes in California 


Apr 27 German leader Angela Merkel has a 1-day trip to Washington meeting US President Donald Trump 


Apr 27 Historic Korean summit, the North's Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in of South Korea agree to officially end Korean war and rid peninsula of nuclear weapons 


Apr 27 Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea to meet with President Moon Jae-in, becoming the inaugural North Korean leader to cross the Demilitarized Zone since its creation in 1953 


Apr 27 Mass protests across Spain after 5 men convicted of sexual abuse but not rape of teenage girl during Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona 


Apr 27 More than 40 Tuareg killed over two days by suspected jihadists in Menaka region, Mali. 


Apr 27 Swedish band ABBA announce they have recorded new songs for the inaugural time since 1982 


Apr 28 Danny Devito Day declared in Jersey for 17th November by Mayor John Moor of Asbury Park 


Apr 28 Indian government announces electricity has now reached every Indian village. 


Apr 28 Shaquem Griffin is the inaugural one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL, for the Seattle Seahawks. 


Apr 28 World's largest child sacrifice, 140 remains uncovered by archaeologists near Trujillo, Peru, dating back 550 years to Chimú civilisation. 


Apr 29 Animated series " The Simpsons " surpasses "Gunsmoke"'s 635-episode count to have highest episode count of any series on TV 


Apr 29 In this year, Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most claims at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title. 


Apr 29 Sweden's official Twitter account confirms Swedish meatballs actually originated in Turkey 


Apr 29 UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd steps down amid immigration scandal involving the Windrush generation 


Apr 30 Coordinated double suicide attack results in the deaths of 36 in Kabul, Afghanistan, including nine journalists 


Apr 30 Etienne Terrus art museum in Elne, France, reveals half of its collection are fakes. 


Apr 30 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of not holding up its end of the Iran nuclear deal after presenting a cache of over 100000 documents detailing the extent of Iran's nuclear program. Iran denounces Netanyahu's presentation as "propaganda". 


Apr 30 New species of water beetle from Malaysian Borneo’s Maliau Basin named after actor Leonardo DiCaprio. 


Apr 30 Pakistani city of Nawabshah sets global record for an April temperature, recording high of 50.2C 


Apr 30 Sajid Javid is named UK Home Secretary by Prome Minister Teresa May. 


Apr 30 Superhero film "Avengers: Infinity War" sets new record for an opening weekend earning $250 million in the US, $630 million worldwide. 


Apr 30 World's oldest known spider, a female trapdoor, dies after being killed by a wasp sting in Western Australia, aged 43. 


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