Events on April 18 37
Events on this day include: King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowne... (796); Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. (1025); The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise t... (1232).
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King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise to prominence; he would later establish the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state in Spain.
Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800-2,000.
The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people.
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
General Abdul Rashid Dostum revolts against President Mohammad Najibullah of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and allies with Ahmad Shah Massoud to capture Kabul.
In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Quana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.
A series of bombings, two of them being suicides, occur in Baghdad, killing 198 and injuring 251.