April 18

Events

 * - was crowned in, becoming the first  of.
 * - The of the current  is laid.
 * - is crowned as  of.
 * - : Two lanterns were hung in the steeple of the in, , indicating ;  ,  and  ride to warn of impending arrests of  and.
 * - -  victory against the ns.
 * - A tornado strikes, , killing 99 people and injuring 100.
 * - is granted a  by.
 * - An with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 destroys much of,.
 * 1906  - The  runs a front-page story on the, launching  as a worldwide movement.
 * - is beatified in.
 * - pilot  was shot down and glided to a landing on the  side of the lines during.
 * -, "The House that Built", opens.
 * - : The on  occurs.
 * 1942  -  becomes  of.
 * - The Toronto Maple Leafs come back after a three game deficit to win the Stanley Cup against the Detroit Red Wings.
 * - : "Operation Peacock", is  when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over the.
 * - The is dissolved.
 * - Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of,.
 * - The comes into force.
 * - seizes power in.
 * - A federal court rules that   be released from an.
 * - is founded in  as a united front of  movements opposing  colonial rule.
 * - of   inaugurates.
 * 1974  -    is kidnapped by the.
 * - The of  (formerly ) comes into being, with  as the country's first.
 * - A  in, , killing 63 people.
 * - launches  against ian naval forces in retaliation for damage to the . The one-day action is the largest naval battle since.
 * -  revolted against   of the  and allied with  to capture.
 * -, dissolves the  and dismisses Cabinet.
 * -, former , suffers a stroke and dies four days later.
 * - In, at least 106 civilians are killed when the  shell the  compound at  (see ).
 * - Hockey player 's number (99) is retired league wide in the NHL.
 * - The US upheld the  in a 5-4 decision.
 * 2007 - 32  workers burn to death in the.

Births

 * -, Florentine ruler and daughter of (d. )
 * -, English dramatist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * -, English economist (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, Cuban Revolutionary (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, French scientist (d. )
 * -, American attorney (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, German author (d. )
 * -, Filipino patriot,Author of the "Sotto Law" ,The Press Freedom Law(RA 53),Father of Cebuano Literature
 * -, Croatian writer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Polish conductor (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, French athlete (d. )
 * -, Italian topographer (d. )
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1902  -,  leader (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American scientist, (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born composer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Canadian baseball player (d. )
 * 1917  -, Queen Consort of Greece (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * 1918  -, American guitarist (d. )
 * -, American singer and actress (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1921  -, French actor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1924  -, American politician
 * -, American political scientist
 * -, New Zealand born actor
 * -, American tenor
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, British architect of Czech origin
 * -, the of the
 * 1939  -, American judge
 * -, American scientist,
 * 1940  -, British guitarist and saxophonist
 * -, Austrian racing driver
 * -, Irish-born aid worker (d. )
 * -, English actress
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1947  -, American actress
 * 1947  -, American serial killer
 * 1947  -, American actress
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American film and television producer and choreographer
 * -, Australian-Filipino retired boxer
 * 1951  -, Canadian politician
 * -, Canadian comedian
 * -, American actress
 * 1956  -, American actor
 * 1956  -, American actress
 * -, Barbadian cricketer (d. )
 * -, British actress
 * 1961  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1963  -, American comedian
 * -, British historian
 * 1964  -, Cambodian film director
 * 1964  -, singer/guitarist for the band Material Issue
 * -, Dutch radio discjockey
 * -, Norwegian athlete
 * 1966  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1968   -, English born Canadian actor
 * - of Japan
 * 1969  -, American author
 * -, American musician
 * 1970  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1971  -, Scottish actor
 * 1971  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, American film director
 * -, American football player
 * 1973  -, Ethiopian athlete
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1974  -, Puerto Rican singer
 * 1974  -, British director
 * 1975  -, American Nomad & General Good Guy
 * -, American actress
 * 1976  -, Japanese singer
 * 1976  -, American politician
 * -, NHL hockey player
 * -, Iranian actor and director
 * 1979  -, American basketball player
 * 1979  -, British Formula One driver
 * 1979  -, Spanish singer
 * 1979  -, English footballer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, ese software programmer
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Polish footballer
 * 1985  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, English footballer
 * 1987  -, Norwegian singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Princess of Jordan
 * 2007  -, son of King

Deaths

 * -, English antiquarian (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, German adventurer (b. )
 * -, wife of
 * -, English judge
 * -, English antiquarian (b. )
 * -, English statistician (b. )
 * -, British Chief Justice (b. )
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * -, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (b. )
 * -, English physician and botanist (b. )
 * -, German chemist (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. )
 * -, Russian psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, Romanian writer (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, American socalite (b. )
 * -, Japanese admiral. (b. )
 * -, English physicist and engineer (b. )
 * 1945  -, American journalist (b. )
 * 1945 -, sovereign Prince of Albania (b.)
 * -, Slovakian leader (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Mexican inventor (b. )
 * -, German footballer (b. )
 * -, French novelist, playwright and filmmaker (b. )
 * -, nationalization Engineer (b. )
 * -, professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Japanese judoka (b. )
 * -, President of (b. )
 * 1996  -, American football player (b. )
 * 1996  -, American record producer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Norwegian explorer (b. )
 * 2002  -, American football player and professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, English computer scientist (b. )
 * -, first and  (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, mayor of (b. )
 * -, mayor of (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - National
 * - National
 * - National

Liturgical feasts
In the Church:
 * (d. 185/6)
 * (d. )
 * (d. )