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April 18
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April 18 Zodiac Sign
Aries (March 21 – April 19)
Element: Fire
boldambitiousenergeticconfidentpassionate
Birthstone
Diamond
Birth Flower
Daisy
Season
Spring
Numerology 4
A number of stability, hard work, and dependable structure.
April 18: This Day in History
- 1775— Paul Revere and William Dawes made their famous midnight ride to warn colonial militias of the approaching British troops.
- 1906— A massive earthquake and fire devastated San Francisco, killing over 3,000 people and destroying much of the city.
- 1942— American B-25 bombers led by Lt. Col. James Doolittle conducted the first U.S. air raid on Tokyo during World War II.
- 1955— Albert Einstein died of an aortic aneurysm in Princeton, New Jersey, at the age of 76.
- 1983— A suicide bomber destroyed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people.
Famous Birthdays on April 18
- Clarence Darrow (1857) — american lawyer famous for defending john scopes in the scopes monkey trial
- Leopold Stokowski (1882) — british-american orchestral conductor famous for his work with disney's fantasia
- Lucrezia Bori (1887) — spanish opera soprano
- James Woods (1947) — american actor known for salvador and once upon a time in america
- Maria Bello (1967) — american actress known for er and a history of violence
- Conan O'Brien (1963) — american television host and comedian
Did You Know? April 18 Fun Facts
- The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is estimated at magnitude 7.9 and remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
- Paul Revere never actually shouted 'The British are coming' — the mission required secrecy.
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