On This Day: 18 September

18 September in Indian history

• 2016The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.India
• 2011The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.India
• 1948Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.India

18 September in world history

• 1980A fuel leak from a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile at a USAF base near Damascus, Arkansas, results in an explosion in a missile silo, killing one person and injuring 21 others.
• 1974Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
• 1964The first television adaptation of Charles Addams's "The Addams Family" premieres on ABC Television.
• 1961An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.
• 1948The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.
• 1919In the Netherlands, a law granting full voting rights to women is granted royal assent by Queen Wilhelmina.
• 1918World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
• 1915The Saturday Evening Post publishes the short story "Extricating Young Gussie" by P.G. Wodehouse, featuring the first appearance of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves.
• 1875The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.
• 1870Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).
• 1862The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
• 1860Wars of Italian Unification: Battle of Castelfidardo: Royal Sardinian Army defeats forces of the Papal States, resulting in the conquest of Umbria and Marche by the Kingdom of Italy.
• 1048Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.
• 324Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.
• 96Nerva (depicted), the first of the "Five Good Emperors" of ancient Rome, came to power following the assassination of his predecessor Domitian.

Born on 18 September

• 1968Upendra Rao, Indian actor, director, and politicianIndia
• 1956Anant Gadgil, Indian politicianIndia
• 1950Vishnuvardhan, Indian actor (died 2009)India
• 1945John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (died 2021)
• 1937Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, South African politician (died 2009)
• 1922Hank Bagby, American saxophonist (died 1993)

Died on 18 September

• 2020Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court justice (born 1933)
• 2013Veliyam Bharghavan, Indian politician (born 1928)India
• 2008Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1938)
• 1992Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (born 1905)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 18 September in history?

2016: The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers. 2011: The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet. 1980: A fuel leak from a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile at a USAF base near Damascus, Arkansas, results in an explosion in a missile silo, killing one person and injuring 21 others. 1974: Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.

What happened on 18 September in Indian history?

2016: The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers. 2011: The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet. 1948: Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.

Which famous people were born on 18 September?

Upendra Rao, Indian actor, director, and politician (1968); Anant Gadgil, Indian politician (1956); Vishnuvardhan, Indian actor (died 2009) (1950); John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (died 2021) (1945).

Which day is observed on 18 September?

Day of National Music (Azerbaijan); Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan); National Day or Dieciocho (Chile); National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (United States); Navy Day (Croatia).