A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four. Date: July 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre. Date: July 18, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police. Date: July 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web. Date: July 18, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide. Date: July 18, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300. Date: July 18, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee. Date: July 18, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On…
Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers. Date: July 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. Date: July 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members. Date: July 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)