Historical Events In 2018

Jul 05   On this day in history saleswomen in Kerala, India, win right to sit down and take toilet breaks in new amendment to law   

Jul 05   In the year 2018 the 2018 North American heat wave takes place, killing 33 people in the Canadian province of Quebec.   

Jul 05   US Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt resigns amid allegations of misconduct on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Floods and landslides begin in south-western Japan, killing at least 200 people with more missing. Evacuation orders for nearly 2 million on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Former Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara and six other main members of Aum Shinrikyo, who led the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, are executed by hanging in the year 2018.   

Jul 06   Iranian instagram star Maedeh Hojabri confesses on state TV for posting videos of her dancing in the year 2018.   

Jul 06   On this day in history paraguay has eliminated malaria in announcement by the World Health organization   

Jul 06   On this day in history prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário of Mozambique sacks the board of Lam Airlines after he is left stranded when a plane runs out of fuel   

Jul 06   U.S. tariffs on US$ 34 billion of Chinese goods come into effect, as President Trump suggests the final total could reach $550bn. China accuses the U.S. of starting the "largest trade war in economic history" and announces immediate retaliatory tariffs on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 2018 british Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns in a stand against Theresa May's new softer Brexit policy   

Jul 08   On this day in history eritrea and Ethiopia announce re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries after almost 20 years in Asmara, Eritrea   

Jul 08   On this day in history four boys are the first to be rescued after 16 days, from Tham Luang cave, Thailand, by Thai and international rescue team   

Jul 08   On this day in history south Korean golfer Sei Young Ki breaks LPGA 72-hole scoring record with 31 under-par 257, also first to better -30, in winning Thornberry Creek Classic   

Jul 09   4 more boys are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there with 8 others and their coach for 17 days by monsoon flooding (4 boys and their coach remain) in the year 2018.   

Jul 09   Bright pink is the world's oldest biological colour according to scientists, produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1bn-year-old marine shale rock from Taoudeni basin, Mauritania on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 2018 eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their twenty-year conflict.   

Jul 09   In the year 2018 eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed offically end the "no war, no peace" peace deal made in 2000 in Eritrea's capital, Asmara   

Jul 09   On this day in history hedge fund billionaire David Tepper buys Carolina Panthers for an NFL record $2.275 billion   

Jul 09   Jeremy Hunt becomes UK Foreign Secretary after Boris Johnson 's resignation on this day in history.   

Jul 09   Train derailment kills 24 in the Turkish province of Tekirdag on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 2018 uK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns after Theresa May takes a softer Brexit stance   

Jul 09   In the year 2018 uS coffee company Starbucks announces it will stop using plastic straws by 2020, reducing use of more than 1 billion straws a year   

Jul 09   On this day in history uS President Trump names Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee   

Jul 10   On this day in history drake surpasses The Beatles record of most singles in Billboard Hot One 100 with seven against their five from his album "Scorpion"   

Jul 10   Original sketch of Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood by EH Shepard sells for £430,000 in London, record price for a book illustration on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian champions Juventus in a deal worth £99.2m, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time   

Jul 10   The final 4 boys and their coach are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there for 18 days by monsoon flooding in the year 2018.   

Jul 10   On this day in history twelve boys and their football coach are successfully rescued from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, following a 17-day ordeal that gained worldwide attention.   

Jul 11   Oldest stone tools outside Africa discovered in Lantian country, western China, estimated 2.12 million years old made by hominins in the year 2018.   

Jul 11   The 2018 Brussels NATO summit is held in Belgium on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history "Misson: Impossible - Fallout", directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise , Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson, premieres in Paris   

Jul 12   On this day in history chemical plant explosion in Jiangan County, Sichuan Province, China, kills at least 19   

Jul 12   In the year 2018 republic of Ireland will be the first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies after passing legislation in parliament   

Jul 12   On this day in history sandra Oh is the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy award in a leading role for "Killing Eve"   

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Jan 01   On this day in history death of manuel Olivencia, Spanish lawyer, economist, and diplomat   

Jan 02   In the year 2018 death of rick Hall, American record producer, songwriter, and music publisher   

Jan 02   Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader and writer died in the year 2018.   

Jan 02   Radha Viswanathan, Indian vocalist and classical dancer died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of colin Brumby, Australian composer   

Jan 04   Aharon Appelfeld, Ukrainian-Israeli writer died in the year 2018.   

Jan 04   Ray Thomas, English musician died in the year 2018.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of antonio Angelillo, Italian-Argentine footballer