Wednesday April 18, 2018: on this day

April 18, 2018 was the 108th day of the year 2018, under the sign of Aries and the day of the week was Wednesday.

Is April 18, 2018 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on April 18, 2018, who was born and died on April 18, 2018, what holidays and observances are celebrated on April 18, 2018, which were the most popular songs, movies (e.g. Lucky, directed by John Carroll Lynch), TV series (e.g. Mcmafia) books and videogames back then.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about April 18th, 2018 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

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What day of the week was April 18, 2018?


April 18, 2018 was a Wednesday and it was the 108th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 18, 2018 can also be written as 4/18/2018 in the US and as 18/4/2018 in UK and Europe.

April 18, 2018 in April 2018 calendar

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April 18, 2018: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 18, 2018:

  • Syrian civil war - israeli involvement in the syrian civil war. it was revealed that an israeli airstrike against an airbase in syria had recently been launched at an iranian tor missile defense system.
  • Israeli involvement in the syrian civil war. it was revealed that an israeli airstrike against a syrian airbase targeted an iranian tor missile-air defense system.
  • It was revealed that an israeli airstrike against a syrian airbase had recently hit an iranian tor missile-air defense system.
  • Libyan crisis (2011-present: a car bomb that targeted a military officer in benghazi in libya kills one person and injures 2. the official is able to survive.
  • One person is killed and two are injured when a car bomb explodes on a benghazi military official. the official is able to survive.
  • Terrorism in america: three men were convicted in kansas for plotting to bomb a mosque.
  • Kansas convicted three men of plotting to bomb a mosque.
  • Terrorism in egypt: three muslim brotherhood members are sentenced to life imprisonment by an egyptian court. 36 other muslim brotherhood members are sent to prison for ten years for terror offenses. fourteen other defendants are released.
  • Three muslim brotherhood members are sentenced to life imprisonment by an egyptian court. 36 other muslim brotherhood members are jailed for ten years for terror offenses. fourteen other defendants are acquitted.
  • The eternal derby of bulgarian football: two police officers were seriously injured when a bomb explodes during cska and levski sofia's match at the vasil levski natal stadium in sofia. this is the second explosion at a match between them. a similar incident killed a man in 2000.
  • Two police officers were seriously injured when a bomb explodes during cska and levski sofia's football match. this is the second explosion at a match between these two rivals, after a similar incident in 2000 that killed a man.
  • Reactions to the poisonings of sergei skripal and yulia skopal: the uk media regulator ofcom opens an investigation into rt for possible violations of impartiality rules during its coverage of the poisoning. ofcom warns tv novosti producer that it could be forced to stop broadcasting in the uk.
  • Ofcom, the uk's media regulator, launches an investigation into rt for possible violations of impartiality rules regarding its coverage of the poisoning. ofcom warns tv novosti producer it could be forced to stop broadcasting in the uk.
  • Cinema of saudi arabia: after 35 years, the ban on movie theatres in saudi arabia has been lifted. marvel studios' black panther was the first film to be shown.
  • Saudi arabia ends its 35-year-old ban on movie theatres. marvel studios' black panther was the first movie to be shown.
  • Economy of iran: iran's central banking officially changes from the u.s. dollar to the euro in international transactions
  • 2018 shipwrecks: a crewman who was missing following a fire onboard the drillship mv geo technical in south china sea yesterday has been found dead at the vessel. today's discovery of a gas leak was a hindrance to the rescue efforts.
  • Rescue operations have ended after a crewman who was missing following a fire onboard drillship mv geo technical in south china sea yesterday was found dead. today's discovery of a gas leak was a hindrance to the rescue efforts.
  • 2018 in puerto rico: puerto rico is blacked out after an excavator accidentally cuts a transmission line.
  • Puerto rico is affected by a blackout that erupted after an excavator accidentally cut a transmission line.
  • Accidents involving helicopters two people die.
  • A helicopter from iran crashes into the persian gulf while trying to evacuate an oil worker who is unwell. two people die.
  • Associated aviation flight 361: nigerian investigators release a final report finding that the accident was caused by an unidentified engine problem which was mismanaged and resulted in a stall. the crash resulted in the deaths of fifteen.
  • Nigerian investigators released a final report revealing that the accident was caused by an unidentified engine problem. the crew mismanaged the situation, resulting in a stall. the crash resulted in the deaths of fifteen.
  • Russian investigators have found that saratov airlines flight 703 had indications that the heating system for the pitot static system was not working properly. this system measures parameters such as airspeed. prior to the crash near moscow, crew members received incorrect airspeed information. all 71 passengers on board perished.
  • Russian investigators claim that the flight crew was alerted to a problem with the heating system for the pitot–static system. this system measures parameters such as airspeed. prior to the crash near moscow, crew members received inaccurate airspeed information. all 71 passengers on board perished.
  • A collision between a bus and truck near winterthur in switzerland caused 15 injuries.
  • Tajikistan-uzbekistan relations: tajikistan and uzbekistan agree to hold military drills for the first time.
  • Uzbekistan and tajikistan agree to host military drills for first time.
  • Iran and weapons of mass destruction: iran unveils several new missiles during the islamic republic of iran army day. this includes the new air missile defense system kamin-2.
  • Criminal transmission of hiv in britain: daryll rowe is sentenced to life imprisonment by the crown court of england for intentionally infecting five people with hiv and trying to infect five others. he was the first to be convicted in the united kingdom of deliberate hiv transmission.
  • Daryll rowe is sentenced to life imprisonment by the crown court of england for intentionally infecting five hiv-positive men and trying to infect five others. he is the first person to be convicted in the united kingdom of deliberate hiv transmission.
  • Basque conflict: basque separatist organization eta announces dissolution in may.
  • The dissolution of the basque separatist group eta is announced in may.
  • Cuban parliamentary elections, 2018. cuban president raul castro is set to resign as miguel diaz canel is elected his successor. this is the first time that the castro family has not been in charge of cuba since the cuban revolution.
  • Raul castro, cuba's president, prepares to resign as miguel diaz canel is elected his successor. this is the first time that the castro family has not been the leader of cuba since the cuban revolution.
  • Protests against donald trump: pittsburgh police has large riot gears ready for any potential protest should donald trump fire robert mueller.
  • Pittsburgh police has large riot gears ready for any protest in the event that donald trump fires robert mueller.
  • 2018 in spaceflight: spacex's falcon 9 rocket launches nasa's tess exoplanet telescope from cape canaveral air force station. the launch, which was originally delayed, was successfully completed. spacex's autonomous drone ship, spaceport in the atlantic ocean was the first stage that successfully landed the rocket's first stage.
  • Spacex launches nasa's tess exoplanet telescope from cape canaveral air force station on a falcon 9 rocket. the launch of the telescope was originally delayed. spacex's autonomous drone ship, spacex's first stage, successfully landed the rocket's first stage on the atlantic ocean.
  • According to the u.s. geological survey's hawaiian volcano observatory, kilauea has unusually high activity. a new vent could also form.
  • Stratolaunch plans to fly the largest plane in the world this year.
  • 2018 gaza border protests: reports indicate that alaa alaa al-daly (a palestinian cyclist aged 21) was shot by an israeli sniper and had his leg amputated. he cannot compete in the forthcoming asian games.
  • According to reports, alaa al-daly (21-year-old palestinian cyclist) had his leg amputated by an israeli sniper after being shot on the first day protests. he cannot compete in the asian games.
  • King mswati iii of swaziland announces that his country's name will change to eswatini.
  • Anti-government protests start in nicaragua

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April 18, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 18, 2018:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.04
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $177.81
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $96.22
  • General Electric GE: opens at $13.88
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $152.14

Exchange Rates on April 18, 2018:

  • 1 USD = 0.8075 EUR
  • 1 USD = 107.213 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.7039 GBP
  • 1 USD = 1.2839 AUD
  • 1 USD = 1.2627 CAD
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April 18, 2018: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 18th is Aries.

Aries is the 1st sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between March 21st and April 19th belong to the Aries sign: discover Aries personality and who should a Aries marry.

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 18, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 18, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Discover the planets positions on April 18th, 2018 as well as what the sky looked like at your place

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April 18, 2018: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 18, 2018 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 18, 2018 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 18, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 11% full, rising at 08:10 am and setting at 10:39 pm.

The previous full moon was on Mar 31, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Apr 30, 2018.

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Who was born on April 18, 2018?


Whose famous birthday is on April 18th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on April 18th:

  • David Tennant
    David Tennant

    David tennant is a scottish actor known for his role as the tenth doctor in the popular tv series doctor who.

  • James Woods
    James Woods

    American actor who is known for his ability to play charmingly bad guys.

  • America Ferrera
    America Ferrera

    American actress who played the title role in "ugly betty," an american television series.

  • Melissa Joan Hart
    Melissa Joan Hart

    Melissa joan hart is an american actress known for her roles in the tv shows sabrina the teenage witch and clarissa explains it all.

  • Britt Robertson
    Britt Robertson

    Britt robertson is an american movie actress known for her roles in the longest ride, tomorrowland, and girlboss.

  • Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts

    Eric roberts is an american actor known for his roles in movies such as the dark knight and runaway train.

  • Amanda Sthers
    Amanda Sthers

    She is also known by the name amanda maruani.

  • Eli Roth
    Eli Roth

    American filmmaker; he was known for his horror film "cabin fever", which he bought for $2 million.

  • Hayley Mills
    Hayley Mills

    British actress.

  • Régis Wargnier
    Régis Wargnier

    French film director, producer, screenwriter, and film score composer.

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April 18, 2018: How old are you if you were born on that day?


You are 5 years 11 months old,

or 71 months and 11 days old,

or 310 weeks and 2 days old,

or 2172 days old,

if you were born on April 18, 2018.

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 18, 2018?

There are 20 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday April 18th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 18, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on April 18, 2018.

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April 18, 2018: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 18, 2018:

  • Bruno Sammartino

    Legendary professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer.

  • Henk Schouten
  • Paul Jones
  • Howard Sachar
  • Carlo Wilm
  • Pino Rinaldi
  • Joël Santoni
  • Dale Winton
  • Willibald Sauerländer
  • Jean Flori

What famous deaths happened on April 18th?

Famous deaths on April 18th:

  • Pierre Desproges
    Pierre Desproges

    French humorist, well-known for his elaborate, eloquent, and, above all, vicious diatribes that criticize everything and everyone.

  • Betty Compson
    Betty Compson

    Actress (barker.

  • Mally Einstein

    Mally Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics.

  • Messiyah Einstein

    Famous for developing the theory of relativity and the equation E=mc^2.

  • Kartel Einstein

    Theoretical physicist known for the theory of relativity.

  • Alegend Einstein

    Developed the theory of relativity.

  • Glyndon Einstein

    Glyndon Einstein was a renowned German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern...

  • Alyus Einstein

    Famous physicist who developed the theory of relativity.

  • Albert Einstein

    German-swiss-american scientist, a physicist who developed the theory of relativity in 1905, and the general theory in 1916, laying the...

  • Adream Einstein

    Adream Einstein was a renowned physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the most important scientific theories of the 20th...

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April 18, 2018: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?


Holidays on April 18, 2018:

  • Blessed Idesbald van der Gracht (d. 1167), patron saint of fishermen and Flemish nobility
  • Marie de l'Incarnation (1566 ? 1618)
  • The Cheat's Cheatday on homestarrunner.com
  • Zimbabwe ? Independence Day.
  • Iran - Army Day

Saints celebrated on April 18, 2018:

  • Saint Werner (d. 1287)
  • Saint Galdino (d. 1176)
  • Saint Perfecto (d. 850)
  • Saint Agia (Aya) (d. 707)
  • Saint Timon
  • Saint Ursmarus (d. 713)
  • Saint Eusebius (d. 526)
  • Saint Apollonius (d. 185/6)
  • Saint Emma

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April 18, 2018: What were the most popular movies on that day?

The most popular movies on April 18, 2018 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:

Lucky

Lucky

Release year: 2018

Directed by: John Carroll Lynch

Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr.

Country: United States of America

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Art Linson

Starring: Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois

Country: United States of America

Charlie Says

Charlie Says

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Mary Harron

Starring: Matt Smith, Hannah Murray, Suki Waterhouse, Annabeth Gish, Chace Crawford

Country: United States of America

A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Paul Feig

Starring: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding, Dustin Milligan, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart, Rupert Friend, Eric Johnson

Country: United States of America

Mile 22

Mile 22

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Peter Berg

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich, Terry Kinney

Country: United States of America

April 18, 2018: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?

The most popular TV Series on April 18, 2018 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:

McMafia

McMafia

Release year: 2018

Hard Sun

Hard Sun

Release year: 2018

Here on Earth

Here on Earth

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Mark Piznarski

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Stephen Hopkins

Breathe

Breathe

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Andy Serkis

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Who was the US President on April 18, 2018?

On April 18, 2018 the US President was Donald John Trump (Republican).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on April 18, 2018?

On April 18, 2018 the UK Prime Minister was Theresa May (Conservative).

Who was the Pope on April 18, 2018?

On April 18, 2018 the Pope was Francis.

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What is special about April 18th?

April 18th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 18th day of the month of April. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.

Over the years several events happened on April 18th, such as:

  • 2019 - 14 people were killed in a gun attack in pakistan on a bus during the 2019 makran massacre
  • 2018 - Syrian civil war - israeli involvement in the syrian civil war. it was revealed that an israeli airstrike against an airbase in syria had recently been launched at an iranian tor missile defense system.
  • 2017 - The egyptian ministry of antiquities announced the discovery of 8 mummies and 10 colorful sarcophagi in an ancient tomb located near the valley of the kings, luxor.

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What happened in 2018?

2018 was filled with very interesting events such as

  • Kashmir conflict: After 36 hours, an armed standoff between Indian security force and Kashimiri rebels at paramilitary bases ends with eight people dying.
  • Eight people are killed and 36 hours passed between Kashimiri rebels and Indian security forces at a paramilitary station.
  • Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: A Washington Post ad identifies Lorde as a "bigot", calling her a "bigot" after Lorde cancelled her Israeli concert.

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What was the calendar for April 2018?

April 2018 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with April being the 4th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.

Discover how April 2018 calendar looked like.

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