Today: April 18, 2024

Today is Thursday. This is the 109th day of 2024. 29% of the year has passed. 257 days (71%) remain until the end of 2024.

Facts

Basic facts about this date:

Week Number: We are currently in Week 16 of 2024.
Leap Year: 2024 is a leap year, which means that it will have 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Generation: People born in 2024 belong to the Gen Alpha generation.

On this day: April 18

Events that happened on April 18.

April 18, 1906: An earthquake in San Francisco kills more than 3000 people.
April 18, 1954: Colonel Gamal Abdal Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
April 18, 1955: Albert Einstein passes away.
April 18, 1956: Hollywood actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier are married at the Prince's Palace of Monaco.
April 18, 1958: Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers play their first game.
April 18, 1959: Soccer: Wolverhampton Wanderers win the First Division title for the second year in a row after defeating Luton Town 5-0.
April 18, 1961: Newspapers report that American actor Gary Cooper is dying from cancer.
April 18, 1971: The coming-of-age film "Summer of '42" is released in movie theaters.
April 18, 1975: The Cambodian Genocide begins as the Khmer Rouge begins the forced evacuation of Phnom Penh.
April 18, 1983:
• The 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut kills 63 people.
• The Disney Channel launches as a premium channel.
April 18, 1994: Actress Roseanne Barr files for divorce from Tom Arnold after four years of marriage.
April 18, 1995: NFL quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement.
April 18, 1996: Seventeen Greek tourists and an Egyptian tour guide are murdered by an Islamic group in Cairo.
April 18, 2000: Eminem releases his single "The Real Slim Shady".
April 18, 2001: NBA star Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Laine are married.
April 18, 2003: Scott Peterson is arrested for the murder of his wife Laci Peterson.
April 18, 2005: The BodyRockers release their song "I Like the Way".
April 18, 2008: The comedy film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is released in movie theaters.
April 18, 2011: South Korean fashion model Kim Yu-ri commits suicide.
April 18, 2021: Soccer: 12 of Europe's biggest football clubs announce that they will be forming a breakaway Super League.
April 18, 2022:
• Alex Jones' website InfoWars files for bankruptcy amid defamation suits.
• Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez announce that one of their newborn twins has died.
• Russia renews its offensive on the eastern Donbas area of Ukraine.
• The sixth and final season of "Better Call Saul" premieres on AMC.
April 18, 2023: Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems agree a last-minute settlement for $787.5m in a "vote-rigging" defamation case.

Is it that long ago already?

One month has passed since March 18, 2024:

Where is Kate: TMZ publishes a video of Catherine Middleton and Prince William visiting a farm shop.
Soccer: Nottingham Forest are docked four points for breaching Premier League financial rules.

Half a year has passed since October 18, 2023:

A court employee in New York is arrested after she attempts to approach Donald Trump during his civil fraud trial.
The United States vetoes a UN resolution calling for a "humanitarian pause" on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
US intelligence and independent security experts claim that Islamic militants were responsible for the rocket attack on a Gaza hospital.
Israel allows entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza following US pressure.
It is reported that Rocky (1976) actor Burt Young has died at the age of 83.
Adele reveals that she has quit alcohol due to being a "borderline alcoholic" for most of her 20s.
Netflix raises its prices again.

Nine months have passed since July 18, 2023:

An American soldier named Travis King crosses into North Korea.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 18, 2024.

March 19, 2024:
• Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez finalize their divorce.
• TV producer Dan Schneider apologizes after the miniseries "Quiet on Set" exposed his toxic workplace behavior at Nickelodeon.
March 20, 2024:
• The first episode of the animated series "X-Men '97" is released on Disney+.
• Eight people are killed after a tanker capsizes off the coast of Japan.
• An appeals court freezes Texas' new SB4 immigration law.
• Irish politics: Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael.
• Canada halts arms sales to Israel.
March 21, 2024: The film Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor, is released in movie theaters.
March 22, 2024:
• Kate Middleton announces that she is being treated for cancer.
• 137 people are killed after gunmen open fire at a concert hall in Moscow, Russia.
March 25, 2024:
• The authorities raid two homes belonging to P Diddy as part of a sex-trafficking inquiry.
• Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada says that his regime will resume stoning women to death in public.
March 26, 2024:
• Six construction workers are presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after a cargo ship collides with one of its support pillars.
• Streamer Ninja reveals that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
March 28, 2024:
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy to launder money.
• 48 people are killed after a bus falls from a bridge in Limpopo, South Africa.
March 29, 2024:
• UK politics: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns after being charged with historical sexual offences.
• Actor Louis Gossett Jr. passes away at the age of 87.
• Actress Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage.
• Actor Chance Perdomo (27) is killed in a motorcycle accident.
• The film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is released.
• Beyoncé releases her album "Cowboy Carter".
March 30, 2024:
• Several people are taken hostage at a nightclub in the Dutch town of Ede.
• Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Ukraine forces will have to retreat if US military aid does not arrive soon enough.
April 1, 2024: Seven aid workers are killed by an Israeli airstrike in Palestine.
April 3, 2024: 10 people die after a 7.4 earthquake strikes the eastern coast of Taiwan.
April 5, 2024:
• McDonald's says that it will buy back all of its Israeli franchises following a boycott of the brand.
• A rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New York.
• Ecuadorian police raid the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador.
April 6, 2024: WrestleMania XL: Night 1: The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) defeat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.
April 7, 2024: WrestleMania XL: Night 2: Cody Rhodes defeats Roman Reigns.
April 8, 2024:
• A solar eclipse is visible across North America.
• Soccer: Everton are handed a two-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules.
• Country music singer Morgan Wallen is arrested for throwing a chair off the rooftop of a bar in Nashville.
• Actor Jonathan Majors is sentenced to probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
April 9, 2024:
• Simon Harris becomes Ireland's new Taoiseach.
• The parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley are sentenced to 10–15 years in prison for manslaughter.
April 10, 2024:
• OJ Simpson dies from cancer at the age of 76.
• The TV series "Fallout" premieres on Amazon Prime Video.
April 13, 2024:
• Six people are killed during a stabbing attack at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia.
• Iran launches approximately 300 drones and missiles at Israel.
• UFC 300: Alex Pereira defeats Jamahal Hill, Weili Zhang defeats Yan Xiaonan, and Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje.
April 14, 2024: Soccer: Bayer Leverkusen win the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.
April 15, 2024:
• Rust movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is sentenced to 18 months in prison for the 2021 involuntary manslaughter of Halyna Hutchins.
• The criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records begins in New York.
This date: April 18, 2024
April 20, 2024: The 2024 Bitcoin halving occurs.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 18, 2024, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: April 18, 2024 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 18.

Michael D. Higgins

Irish President
Born on April 18, 1941
He is 83 years old today.

James Woods

Actor
Born on April 18, 1947
He is 77 years old today.

Rick Moranis

Actor
Born on April 18, 1953
He is 71 years old today.

Conan O'Brien

American talk show host
Born on April 18, 1963
He is 61 years old today.

David Tennant

Scottish actor
Born on April 18, 1971
He is 53 years old today.

Melissa Joan Hart

American actress
Born on April 18, 1976
She is 48 years old today.

Kourtney Kardashian

Media personality
Born on April 18, 1979
She is 45 years old today.

Kayleigh McEnany

White House press secretary
Born on April 18, 1988
She is 36 years old today.

PinkPantheress

Singer
Born on April 18, 2001
She is 23 years old today.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

If your baby is due on April 18, 2024, then the date of conception was probably around July 27, 2023.
A baby that is conceived on April 18, 2024, will be due around January 9, 2025.

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