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HomePage 4: Historical Events In 2018
Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Feb 09 The 2018 Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea 
Feb 09 XXIII Olympic Winter Games opens in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Feb 10 Kay Goldsworthy is recorded as becoming the inaugural female archbishop in the Anglican Communion on her installation in the Anglican Diocese of Perth, Western Australia.
Feb 10 Tottenham Hotspur edge Arsenal, 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in front of English Premier League record single-game attendance of 83222 fans
Feb 11 MOMA opens a major solo exhibition for Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral in New York.
Feb 11 Russian airliner crashes south-east of Moscow, killing all 71 on board.
Feb 11 Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes shortly after take-off from Moscow, killing 71 people on board
Feb 12 Oxfam deputy director steps down over charity's failure to deal with sexual misconduct allegations in Haiti and Chad.
Feb 12 Portait paintings of Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley and Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald are unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
Feb 12 Tropical cyclone Gita strikes Tonga as a category four cyclone causing widespread damage.
Feb 13 Israeli Police report recommends Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be prosecuted on bribery, fraud and breach-of-trust charges
Feb 13 South Africa declares a three-year drought a National Disaster, though pushes Cap Town's "Day Zero" to June 4
Feb 13 South African President Jacob Zuma is ordered to step down by the A.N.C.
Feb 14 A school shooting occurs at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17
Feb 14 Ex-student Nikolas Cruz guns down 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida, before being captured.
Feb 14 In this year, Winter Olympics: American snowboarder Shaun White claims an unprecedented third halfpipe gold medal (previous 2006, 2010).
Feb 14 Jacob Zuma steps down as President of South Africa after nine years in power
Feb 14 South African President Jacob Zuma steps down from office.
Feb 15 Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in as South African President, replacing Jacob Zuma
Feb 15 Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn steps down in a surprise move.
Feb 15 inaugural known case of transgender woman breastfeeding reported in "Transgender Health Journal" in US.
Feb 16 More than 10000 orangutans killed in Borneo since 1999 according to study published in "Current Biology"
Feb 16 National state of emergency declared in Ethiopia in wake of anti-government protests
Feb 17 3 suicide bombers kill 18 in Konduga, north-east Nigeria.
Feb 18 Aseman Airlines flight crashes in the Zagros mountains, Iran, killing all 66 on board.
Feb 18 In this year, 60th Daytona 500: Austin Dillon claims in a Chevrolet Camero ZL1
Feb 18 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashes in the Zagros Mountains, en route from Tehran to Yasuj. All 65 passengers and crew members perish.
Feb 18 Syrian government forces begin a new offensive on Eastern Ghouta in Syria's civil war
Feb 19 At least 17 killed when a garbage mound collapses in Maputo, Mozambique
Feb 19 Nigeria says 110 girls missing, presumed kidnapped by Boko Haram after attack on school in Dapchi, Yobe state.
Feb 19 Syrian government forces bombard Gouta in deadliest day in 3 years, killing over 100 civilians
Feb 20 Queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week.
Feb 20 Venezuela is recorded as becoming the inaugural country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis
Feb 21 Indian film star Kamal Haasan launches a new political party - Makkal Needhi Mayyam in Tamil Nadu state
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