A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War. Date: January 18, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1974 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut. Date: January 18, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1976 ๐ On This Day (Today)
SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister, Dลพemal Bijediฤ, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney, killing 83. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Date: January 18, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. Date: January 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). Date: January 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On…
The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. Date: January 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
An Aerovรญas Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes on approach to Mundo Maya International Airport in Flores, Petรฉn, Guatemala, killing all 94 people on board. Date: January 18, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1986 ๐ On This Day (Today)
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 crashes near Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, killing all 98 passengers and 10 crew members. Date: January 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today)