Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia. Date: August 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members. Date: August 18, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws. Date: August 18, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18…

A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java; affecting almost 100 million people, it is one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history. Date: August 18, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

War of Afghanistan: The Uzbin Valley ambush occurs. Date: August 18, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, resigns under threat of impeachment. Date: August 18, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40. Date: August 18, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight. Date: August 18, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2). Date: August 18, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pike Place Market, one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opens in Seattle, Washington. Date: August 17, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)