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Scroll down to see top 10 events, birthdays and deaths on this day.
Events
May 18, 2019: United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
May 18, 2018: A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
May 18, 2018: Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes in Santiago de las Vegas after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.
May 18, 2015: At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
May 18, 2009: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
May 18, 2006: The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
May 18, 2005: A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
May 18, 1994: Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
May 18, 1993: Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
May 18, 1991: Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
May 18, 2018: A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
May 18, 2018: Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes in Santiago de las Vegas after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.
May 18, 2015: At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
May 18, 2009: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
May 18, 2006: The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
May 18, 2005: A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
May 18, 1994: Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
May 18, 1993: Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
May 18, 1991: Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
Birthdays
May 18, 2009: Hala Finley, American actress
May 18, 2003: Travis Hunter, American football player
May 18, 2002: Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater
May 18, 2001: Emma Navarro, American tennis player
May 18, 2000: Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
May 18, 2000: Steven Sessegnon, English footballer
May 18, 1999: Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter
May 18, 1998: Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
May 18, 1993: Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
May 18, 1993: Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
May 18, 2003: Travis Hunter, American football player
May 18, 2002: Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater
May 18, 2001: Emma Navarro, American tennis player
May 18, 2000: Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
May 18, 2000: Steven Sessegnon, English footballer
May 18, 1999: Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter
May 18, 1998: Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
May 18, 1993: Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
May 18, 1993: Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
Deaths
May 18, 2024: Bruce Nordstrom, American businessman (born 1933)
May 18, 2024: Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (born 1936)
May 18, 2024: Alice Stewart, American political commentator (born 1966)
May 18, 2023: Jim Brown, American football player, civil rights activist, and actor (born 1936)
May 18, 2021: Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (born 1935)
May 18, 2021: Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician
May 18, 2020: Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (born 1943)
May 18, 2019: Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (born 1981)
May 18, 2017: Roger Ailes, American businessman (born 1940)
May 18, 2017: Chris Cornell, American singer (born 1964)
May 18, 2024: Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (born 1936)
May 18, 2024: Alice Stewart, American political commentator (born 1966)
May 18, 2023: Jim Brown, American football player, civil rights activist, and actor (born 1936)
May 18, 2021: Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (born 1935)
May 18, 2021: Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician
May 18, 2020: Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (born 1943)
May 18, 2019: Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (born 1981)
May 18, 2017: Roger Ailes, American businessman (born 1940)
May 18, 2017: Chris Cornell, American singer (born 1964)
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