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18 January 2024
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
Anniversary
2019 - An oil pipeline explosion killed 137 people in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico.2019 gasoline pipeline explosion in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico
Anniversary
1990 - In a sting operation conducted by the FBI, Marion Barry (pictured), the mayor of Washington, D.C., was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.Deceptive way to catch a person committing a crime
Anniversary
1983 - Thirty years after his death, the International Olympic Committee presented commemorative medals to the family of American athlete Jim Thorpe, who had been stripped of his gold medals for playing semi-professional baseball before the 1912 Summer Olympics.Governing body of Olympic sports
Anniversary
1983 - Singaporean communist activist Tan Chay Wa was executed, leading to a much-publicised trial of his brother for engraving "subversive" material on the gravestone.Far-left political party in Malaya
Anniversary
1969 - In response to months of nationwide student protests, thousands of Japanese police stormed the University of Tokyo.Student protests in Japan
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
2010 - Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Canadian actress and dancerCanadian actress and dancer
Born
2003 - Wendy Shongwe, South African sprinter and soccer playerSouth African soccer player (born 2003)
Born
2002 - Anastasia Zakharova, Russian tennis playerRussian tennis player (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Tee Higgins, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Notable deaths
No items available.
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.2 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
27.87 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Taurus
2.16 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.