Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal–Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11. Date: June 18, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched. Date: June 18, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters. Date: June 18, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched. Date: June 18, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka. Date: June 18, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean. Date: June 18, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day…
Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China. Date: June 17, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. Date: June 17, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight. Date: June 17, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)
Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic. Date: June 17, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)