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18 April 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2026 - Seven people are killed and fourteen others are injured in a mass shooting in Kyiv, UkraineMass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine
History
2019 - A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public.2019 U.S. government report on Russian interference in the 2016 election
History
2018 - King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini.Title of the male monarch of Eswatini
History
2018 - Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.21st-century protests in Nicaragua
History
1996 - The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more.1996 attack on civilians by the Israeli Defense Forces in Qana, Lebanon
History
1988 - The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.1988 US attack on Iran in the Iran-Iraq War
History
1988 - In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.Ukrainian guard at Nazi death camps (1920–2012)
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1980 - The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.Country in Southeastern Africa
History
1980 - The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history.Town in Oklahoma, US
History
1978 - The Ba Chúc massacre begins, which precipitates the Cambodian–Vietnamese War the same year.Mass killing in Vietnam
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Dickey Betts, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer (born 1943)American guitarist (1943–2024)
Died
2024 - Mandisa, American gospel singer (born 1976)American singer (1976–2024)
Died
2022 - Harrison Birtwistle, British composer (born 1934)English composer (1934–2022)
Died
2019 - Lyra McKee, Irish journalist (born 1990)Northern Ireland journalist (1990–2019)
Died
2014 - Guru Dhanapal, Indian director and producer (born 1959)Indian film director
Died
2014 - Sanford Jay Frank, American screenwriter and producer (born 1954)American screenwriter
Died
2014 - Brian Priestman, English conductor and academic (born 1927)British conductor
Died
2013 - Goran Švob, Croatian philosopher and author (born 1947)Croatian philosopher (1947–2013)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.1 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
28.91 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Pisces
8.72 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.