On this day: April 18
Events
Second Anglo-Sikh warApril 18, 1848 – March 30, 1849 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of DybbølApril 18, 1864 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of XeroxApril 18, 1906 · Companies
1906 San Francisco earthquakeApril 18, 1906 · Geography
Release of CabiriaApril 18, 1914 · Film
Ruhr PocketApril 18, 1945 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Roland CorporationApril 18, 1972 · Companies
Release of DoolittleApril 18, 1989 · Music- Release of Favourite Worst NightmareApril 18, 2007 · Music
- Release of A Haunted House 2April 18, 2014 · Film
- Release of Minecraft LegendsApril 18, 2023 · Gaming
Born on this day
GratianApril 18, AD 359 – August 25, AD 383 · World History- Giacomo CarissimiApril 18, 1605 – January 12, 1674 · Music
Jean-Baptiste DebretApril 18, 1768 – June 28, 1848 · Art
David RicardoApril 18, 1772 – September 11, 1823 · Culture
George Henry LewesApril 18, 1817 – November 30, 1878 · Culture
Franz von SuppèApril 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895 · Music
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del CastilloApril 18, 1819 – February 27, 1874 · Music
Antero de QuentalApril 18, 1842 – September 11, 1891 · Culture
George ClausenApril 18, 1852 – November 22, 1944 · Art
Max WeberApril 18, 1881 – October 4, 1961 · Art
Leopold StokowskiApril 18, 1882 – September 13, 1977 · Music
Julius Edgar LilienfeldApril 18, 1882 – August 28, 1963 · Technology
Na Hye-sokApril 18, 1896 – December 10, 1948 · Culture
Ardito DesioApril 18, 1897 – December 2001 · Exploration- Alexandre AlexeieffApril 18, 1901 – August 9, 1982 · Technology
Giuseppe TerragniApril 18, 1904 – July 19, 1943 · Culture
George H. HitchingsApril 18, 1905 – February 27, 1998 · Science
Miklós RózsaApril 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995 · Music
Lars AhlforsApril 18, 1907 – October 11, 1996 · Science
Maurice GoldhaberApril 18, 1911 – May 11, 2011 · Science- Fyodor KhitrukApril 18, 1917 – December 3, 2012 · Film
André BazinApril 18, 1918 – November 11, 1958 · Film
Gabriel AxelApril 18, 1918 – February 9, 2014 · Film- Mikio SatoApril 18, 1928 – January 9, 2023 · Science
Jean GuillouApril 18, 1930 – January 26, 2019 · Music
Jan SokolApril 18, 1936 – February 16, 2021 · Science
Keiko AbeApril 18, 1937 – present · Music
Joseph L. GoldsteinApril 18, 1940 – present · Science
Skip SpenceApril 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999 · Music
Jerzy StuhrApril 18, 1947 – July 9, 2024 · Film
Régis WargnierApril 18, 1948 – present · Film
Bengt HolmströmApril 18, 1949 – present · Politics
Charles FeffermanApril 18, 1949 – present · Science
Kenny OrtegaApril 18, 1950 – present · Film
Luis LlosaApril 18, 1951 – present · Film
Rick MoranisApril 18, 1953 – present · Film
Arvydas JuozaitisApril 18, 1956 – present · Culture
Neo RauchApril 18, 1960 – present · Art
Eric McCormackApril 18, 1963 – present · Film
Mike ManginiApril 18, 1963 – present · Music
Rithy PanhApril 18, 1964 – present · Film
David HewlettApril 18, 1968 – present · Film
Eli RothApril 18, 1972 – present · Film
Edgar WrightApril 18, 1974 – present · Film
Mark TremontiApril 18, 1974 – present · Music
Melissa Joan HartApril 18, 1976 – present · Film
Baran bo OdarApril 18, 1978 – present · Film
Reeve CarneyApril 18, 1983 – present · Music
Alia ShawkatApril 18, 1989 – present · Art
Britt RobertsonApril 18, 1990 – present · Film