18 January

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 347 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about January 18^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about January 18^th in history!

Table of Contents

1. Global Celebrations
2. Historic Events
3. Famous Birthdays
4. Heartbreaking Deaths

Global Celebrations

• Thesaurus Day
• National Winnie the Pooh Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – January 18

2002: The Sierra Leone Civil War ends

The conflict had lasted 11 years and left over 50,000 dead.

1997: Børge Ousland becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided

The Norwegian polar explorer walked 3000 km (1864 miles) across the Earth’s southernmost continent.

1943: Insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto take up arms against the German oppressors

This lead to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the largest single revolt by Jews during World War II.

1919: The Paris Peace Conference opens

The aim of the conference was to set the peace terms after World War I, resulting in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

1911: On January 18, 1911, Eugene Burton Ely became the first person to take off from and land on a naval vessel. In this photo, Ely pilots his Curtiss Model D biplane after takeoff from a platform constructed on the stern of the USS Pennsylvania, anchored in San Francisco Bay

1886: Modern hockey is born

The foundation of The Hockey Association in England formalized a modern version of the game that had already been played in ancient times.

Famous Birthdays

Births On This Day, January 18

1955: Kevin Costner, American actor, singer, director, producer

1913: Danny Kaye, American actor

1892: Oliver Hardy, American comedian, actor

1882: A. A. Milne, English author

1689: Montesquieu, French philosopher

Heartbreaking Deaths

Deaths On This Day, January 18

2011: Sargent Shriver, American politician, 21st United States Ambassador to France

1956: Konstantin Päts, Estonian politician, 1st President of Estonia

1952: Curly Howard, American actor, comedian

1936: Rudyard Kipling, English author, poet, Nobel Prize laureate

1862: John Tyler, American lawyer, politician, 10th President of the United States