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18 March 2028
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 - Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing as many as 80, a disputed number of whom were civilians.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
Anniversary
2015 - Gunmen attacked the Bardo National Museum in Tunisia, killing 24 people.2015 mass killing of hostages in Tunis
Anniversary
2005 - As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.Official proclamation by a judge or panel of judges
Anniversary
1996 - The deadliest fire in Philippine history broke out at a nightclub in Quezon City, causing 162 deaths.1996 nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines
Anniversary
1990 - Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.1990 art theft in Boston, US
Historical events
History
2025 - Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children.Military offensive that ended the January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire
History
2015 - The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.National museum in Tunisia
History
2014 - The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.Peninsula in Europe
History
1997 - The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.Soviet turboprop airplane
History
1996 - A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.1996 nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines
History
1994 - Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Country in Southeast Europe
History
1990 - Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)
History
1990 - In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.Stealing of paintings or sculptures from museums
History
1980 - A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.Soviet Union space launch vehicle, 1964–1991
History
1974 - Güzel İstanbul, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul, is torn down in the middle of the night.Sculpture by Gürdal Duyar
Notable births
Born
2002 - Brenden Rice, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2002)
Born
1998 - Emmanuel Clase, Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union playerNew Zealander rugby union player
Born
1997 - Jordan Whitehead, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Ivica Zubac, Croatian basketball playerCroatian basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Skal Labissière, Haitian basketball playerHaitian basketball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Kanzi, Bonobo research subject (born 1980)Bonobo research subject (1980–2025)
Died
2025 - Jessie Hoffman Jr., American convicted murderer (born 1978)American convicted rapist-killer executed in Louisiana (1978–2025)
Died
2024 - Thomas P. Stafford, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1930)American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2024)
Died
2020 - Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (born 1932)American astronaut and lunar explorer (1932–2020)
Died
2017 - Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1926)American musician (1926–2017)
Died
2016 - Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (born 1939)British writer (1939–2016)
Died
2016 - Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (born 1936)Czech filmmaker (1936–2016)
Died
2016 - Tray Walker, American football player (born 1992)American football player (1992–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.1 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
28.41 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
4.41 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.