Historical Events In 2018
Saturday, 23 November 2024
Oct 08 In the year 2018 nobel prize for Economics awarded to William Nordhaus for climate change and Paul Romer for endogenous growth theory
Oct 08 On this day in history the IPCC releases its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC, warning that "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society" are needed to ensure that global warming is kept below 1.5 °C.
Oct 09 On this day in history president Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley says she is resigning at the end of the year
Oct 10 Flash floods kills at least 10 in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Majorca, Spain in the year 2018.
Oct 10 Hurricane Michael makes landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida, with winds of 155 mph and a minimum pressure of 919 mbar. It is the most intense hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Camille in 1969 on this day in history.
Oct 10 Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h), going on to kill 27, having killed 15 in Central America on this day in history.
Oct 11 Russian Soyuz spacecraft makes emergency landing when rocket fails two minutes after liftoff, with American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut aboard on this day in history.
Oct 11 On this day in history world's new longest flight flies from Singapore to Newark Airport, New Jersey takes 17 hours 52 mins
Oct 12 On this day in history 20 year old Russian Evgeni Malkin scores in the 1st period to become the first NHL player in 89 years with goals in his first 6 games as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Kings, 4-3 in Los Angeles
Oct 12 Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, re-named "Love is in the Bin" in the year 2018.
Oct 12 US air strike in central Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab militants in the year 2018.
Oct 13 On this day in history oldest known human remains from Poland at 115,000 years from revealed to be Neanderthal child from Ciemna Cave eaten by a large bird
Oct 13 Pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors on this day in history.
Oct 14 Afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai becomes only the 6th player in cricket history (3rd in T20) to hit 6-sixes in an over; scores 62 in 17 balls in Kabul Zwanan loss v Balkh Legends in Afghanistan Premier League on this day in history.
Oct 14 In the year 2018 flash floods in Aude region, France kill at least 10 people
Oct 15 American retailer Sears files for bankruptcy in the year 2018.
Oct 15 In the year 2018 at least 180,000 migrants driven out of Anglo and back into the Democratic Republic of Congo
Oct 15 In the year 2018 caravan of up to 4,000 Central American migrants that started in Honduras reaches Guatemala, heading for Mexico and the US
Oct 15 Indian minister and editor MJ Akbar files a defamation case after being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women in #MeToo case in the year 2018.
Oct 16 Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Duchess of Sussex begin their first royal tour visiting Australia and New Zealand in the year 2018.
Oct 16 Canada legalises the sale and use of cannabis, becoming the second country in the world to do so, after Uruguay in 2013 on this day in history.
Oct 16 Chairman of China's Xinjiang’s government defends its detention camps for Uighur Muslims saying they provided “vocational education and training†on this day in history.
Oct 16 Man Booker Prize is won by Anna Burns' "Milkman", the first winner from Northern Ireland on this day in history.
Oct 16 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denies knowledge of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi according to President Trump in the year 2018.
Oct 17 In the year 2018 australian state of Queensland decriminalizes abortion
Oct 17 In the year 2018 big Bird and Oscar the Grouch puppeteer Caroll Spinney leaves "Sesame Street" after 50 years
Oct 17 Canada legalizes the sale of recreational cannabis, the second country after Uruguay on this day in history.
Oct 17 On this day in history india's junior foreign minister MJ Akbar is highest official to resign in #MeToo case after sexual harassment accusations by numerous women
Oct 17 In the year 2018 student shoots and detonates a bomb killing 20 with 40 injured at Kerch polytechnic college, Crimea
Oct 17 On this day in history the revived "The Connors" debuts on ABC TV starring Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf and John Goodman , without fired former star Roseanne Barr
Oct 19 On this day in history "Halloween" film reboot starring Jamie Curtis makes a record $77m for a horror film with a female lead, biggest debut any film with female lead over 55 in US
Oct 19 In the year 2018 at least 59 people are killed and at least 100 injured when a train runs through a crowd at a Hindu festival in Punjab, India.
Oct 19 In the year 2018 the unmanned European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo is launched on a seven-year journey to Mercury.
Oct 20 On this day in history 12,000 year old fossil called "Luzia", oldest known fossil in South America announced found mostly intact after devastating fire at Brazil's National Museum
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