April 18 has no owner yet
Historical events & facts — April 18
What happened on April 18?
On April 18, 1906, a devastating magnitude-7.9 earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people and leaving 225,000 homeless. Fires started by the quake burned for three days and destroyed 80% of the city. The rebuilding of San Francisco in under a decade was one of the greatest urban reconstruction efforts in American history.
On April 18, 1980, Zimbabwe gained independence from the United Kingdom, ending the white-minority regime of Rhodesia and the guerrilla war that had lasted 15 years. Robert Mugabe, leader of ZANU-PF, was elected Prime Minister and later President, governing with increasing authoritarianism until forced to resign in 2017. Zimbabwe began as the "jewel" of the African continent.
On April 18, 1955, physicist Albert Einstein died at Princeton Hospital, New Jersey, at age 76. He refused another operation for the aneurysm he suffered, saying he had lived long enough. Against his wishes, the coroner removed his brain, which was studied by scientists for decades seeking the secret of his intelligence. His ashes were scattered at a secret location.
Notable birthdays — April 18
Famous people born on April 18
Franz von Suppé
Franz von Suppé, born Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Suppé Demelli was an Austrian composer of light operas and other theatre music. He came from the Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austro-Hungarian Empire. A composer and conductor of the Romantic period, he is notable for his four dozen operettas, including the first operetta to a German libretto.
Linton Hope
Linton Chorley Hope FRAes was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Lorne Currie as helmsman and fellow crewmembers John Gretton and Algernon Maudslay, Hope took first places in both the race of the .5 to 1 ton class and the Open class.
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristic sound from the orchestras he directed.
George H. Hitchings
George Herbert Hitchings was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment", Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy.
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto was a Japanese screenwriter, director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for critically acclaimed films such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai, as well as the Samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Hitokiri (1969).
01
Own a unique day
Your birthday, the date that changed everything. One owner per day. Claim yours and let the world know.
02
Your day, your showcase
A worldwide public page that represents you. The more special you make it, the greater the impact.
03
Guaranteed return
Every time it changes hands, the price rises. You always get back more than you paid — or keep it forever.