July 18
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1981
A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four.
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Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre.
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A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
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The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 (mostly Jewish) people and injures 300.
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Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide.
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On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
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Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
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A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members.
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At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
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The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.
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A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others.
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2007Cameron Boozer, American basketball player
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2001Agustina Roth, Argentine BMX rider
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2000Sarah Kinsley, American singer-songwriter
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1999Miro Heiskanen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1997Bam Adebayo, American basketball player
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1997Noah Lyles, American sprinter
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1997Fionn Whitehead, English actor
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1996Yung Lean, Swedish rapper and singer-songwriter
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1996Smriti Mandhana, Indian cricketer
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1996Shudufhadzo Musida, Miss South Africa 2020
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1993Lee Tae-min, South Korean singer and actor
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1993Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player
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