August 18 historical events
684 — Battle of Marj Rahit (684)
The Battle of Marj Rahit (Arabic: معركة مرج راهط, Yawm Mardj Rāhiṭ) was one of the early battles of the Second Islamic Civil War. It was fought on 18 August 684 between the armies of the Yemen, supporting the Umayyads under Caliph Marwan I, and the Banu Qays under al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri, who supported Abdallah ibn al-Zubayr, who had proclaimed himself Caliph at Mecca. The Kalbi victory consolidated the position of the Umayyads, under Marwan I, over Syria, paving the way for their eventual victory in the civil war against Ibn al-Zubayr.
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1304 — Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle
The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle was fought on 18 August 1304 between the French and the Flemish. The French were led by King Philip IV "the Fair" in person.
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1596 — Siege of Hulst (1596)
The Siege of Hulst of 1596 was a Spanish victory led by Archduke Albert that took place between mid-July and August 18, 1596, at the city of Hulst, Province of Zeeland, Low Countries (present-day the Netherlands), during the Eighty Years' War, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). After a short siege, during which Maurice of Orange launched a failed attempt to relieve the city – the garrison of Dutch and English troops fell into Spanish hands on August 18, 1596.
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1690 — Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda, 18 August 1690, was fought during Nine Years' War in Piedmont-Savoy, modern-day northern Italy. The engagement was the first major encounter in the Italian theatre since Victor Amadeus, the Duke of Savoy, had joined the Grand Alliance in opposition to France earlier that year. The battle was a clear victory for the French commander, Nicolas Catinat, who proceeded to take other Piedmontese strongholds. The French also overran most of the Duchy of Savoy, but due to sickness, lack of infantry, and problems with supply, Catinat was unable to besiege Amadeus's capital Turin as King Louis XIV had hoped.
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1780 — Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek, also called the Battle of Catawba Ford, was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on August 18, 1780, between American and British forces including the 71st Foot. It was fought near the junction of Fishing Creek and the Catawba River in South Carolina. British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised the militia company of Thomas Sumter, killing a significant number, taking about 300 captives, and very nearly capturing Sumter, who some say was asleep at the time of the attack.
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1813 — Battle of Medina
The Battle of Medina was fought approximately 20 miles south of San Antonio de Bexar (modern-day downtown San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas) on August 18, 1813, as part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico. Spanish troops led by General José Joaquín de Arredondo defeated republican forces (calling themselves the Republican Army of the North), consisting of Tejano-Mexican and Tejano-American revolutionaries participating in the Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition, under General José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois.
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1851 — Platine War
The Platine War (18 August 1851 – 3 February 1852) was fought between the Argentine Confederation and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes. The war was part of a long-running contest between Argentina and Brazil for influence over Uruguay and Paraguay, and hegemony over the Platine region (areas bordering the Río de la Plata). The conflict took place in Uruguay, on the Río de la Plata, and northeastern Argentina. Uruguay's internal troubles, including the long-running Uruguayan Civil War, "La Guerra Grande" (The Great War), were heavily influential factors leading to the Platine War.
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1862 — Attack at the Lower Sioux Agency
The Attack at the Lower Sioux Agency was the first organized attack led by Dakota leader Little Crow in Minnesota on August 18, 1862, and is considered the initial engagement of the Dakota War of 1862. It resulted in 13 settler deaths, and seven more killed while fleeing the agency for Fort Ridgely. Tensions had run high in the weeks leading up to the attack.
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1864 — Battle of Globe Tavern
The Battle of Globe Tavern, also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad, fought August 18–21, 1864, south of Petersburg, Virginia, was the second attempt of the Union Army to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. A Union force under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren destroyed miles of track and withstood strong attacks from Confederate troops under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard and Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill. It was the first Union victory in the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign. It forced the Confederates to carry their supplies 30 miles (48 km) by wagon to bypass the new Union lines that were extended farther to the south and west.
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1869 — Battle of Caguijuru
The Battle of Caguijuru was a brief engagement between Brazilian and Paraguayan forces on 18 August 1869, during the Paraguayan War's Campaign of the Hills.
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1870 — Battle of Gravelotte
The Battle of Gravelotte (or Gravelotte–St. Privat) on 18 August 1870 was the largest battle during the Franco–Prussian War, named after Gravelotte, a village in Lorraine between Metz and the former French–German frontier. It was fought about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Metz, where on the previous day, having intercepted the French army's retreat to the west at the Battle of Mars-La-Tour, the Prussians were now closing in to complete the destruction of the French forces. The combined German forces, under Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, were the Prussian First and Second Armies of the North German Confederation numbering about 210 infantry battalions, 133 cavalry squadrons, and 732 heavy cannons totaling 188,332 officers and men.
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1875 — Hungarian parliamentary election, 1875
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 1 July and 18 August 1875. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 333 of the 414 seats.
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1890 — Timaru by-election, 1890
The Timaru by-election, 1890 was a by-election held on 18 August 1890 during the 10th New Zealand Parliament in the seat of Timaru, a partly urban seat in Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island.
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1923 — 1923 WAAA Championships
The 1923 WAAA Championships were the first national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The tournament was held on 18 August 1923, at the Oxo Sport Grounds in Downham, Lewisham in South London.
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1964 — 1964 Lebanese presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Lebanon on 18 August 1964, resulting in Charles Helou being elected President of the Lebanese Republic. By convention, the presidency is always attributed to a Maronite Christian. Under the article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, a qualified majority of two-thirds of the members of the then 99-seat Lebanese Parliament is required to elect the president in the first round.
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1966 — Battle of Long Tan
The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tan, in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) shortly after its lodgement in Phuoc Tuy. 1 ATF began arriving between April and June 1966, constructing a base at Nui Dat which was located astride a major communist transit and resupply route and was close to a Viet Cong base area.
Long Tân, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
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1973 — 1973 FA Charity Shield
The 1973 FA Charity Shield was the 51st FA Charity Shield, an annual English association football match. The game took place on 18 August 1973 at Maine Road in Manchester and was played between Manchester City, reigning holders of the shield, and Football League Second Division champions Burnley. It was the norm from 1930 that the FA Charity Shield was contested between the Football League First Division champions and the FA Cup winners.
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1993 — American International Airways Flight 808
American International Airways Flight 808 was a cargo flight operated by an American International Airways (now Kalitta Air) Douglas DC-8 that crashed on 18 August 1993, while attempting to land at Leeward Point Field at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. All three crew members on board survived with serious injuries.
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1996 — SummerSlam (1996)
The 1996 SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the ninth annual SummerSlam and took place on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one match on the Free for All pre-show. The main event saw Shawn Michaels defeat Vader to retain WWF Championship.
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1999 — 1999 Singaporean presidential election
Presidential elections were scheduled to be held in Singapore on 18 August 1999. Incumbent president Ong Teng Cheong, who had been elected in 1993, did not seek re-election. The Presidential Elections Committee declared Sellapan Ramanathan to be the only eligible presidential candidate to be issued a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) as per the eligibility requirements. S.R.
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2001 — Northern Territory general election, 2001
A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia, on 18 August 2001. The centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Clare Martin, won a surprising victory over the Country Liberal Party (CLP). Before this, the CLP had held 18 out the 25 seats in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly to the ALP's 7. After this election, the ALP held the majority with 13 seats to the CLP's 10, consigning the CLP to opposition for the first time since the Territory gained responsible government. Martin became Chief Minister, succeeding the CLP's Denis Burke.
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2005 — WEC 16
WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 18, 2005 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The main event saw Ron Waterman take on Ricco Rodriguezfor the WEC Super Heavyweight Championship.
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2008 — Uzbin Valley ambush
The Uzbin Valley ambush occurred when ISAF troops were ambushed by Afghan militants in eastern Afghanistan on 18 August 2008. It took place outside the village of Spēṟ Kunday, of the Surobi District of Kabul province and resulted in heavy casualties to the French ISAF contingent. A NATO report of the incident summarised that the surviving members of the Coalition forces were "lucky to escape" arguing that they were poorly equipped, ill-organised and faced a well-prepared enemy. However, this version was denied by the French government. Later reports claimed that until then the relative calm of the region had only been obtained by bribery, of which the French were unaware.
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2010 — WEC 50
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on August 18, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
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2011 — 2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks
On August 18, 2011, a series of cross-border attacks with parallel attacks and mutual cover was carried out in southern Israel on Highway 12 near the Egyptian border by a squad of presumably 12 militants in four groups. The attacks occurred after Israel's interior security service Shin Bet had warned of an attack by militants in the region and Israeli troops had been stationed in the area. The militants first opened fire at an Egged No. 392 bus as it was traveling on Highway 12 in the Negev near Eilat. Several minutes later, a bomb was detonated next to an Israeli army patrol along Israel's border with Egypt.
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2012 — Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman
Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on August 18, 2012, at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. It was broadcast live on Showtime and Showtime Extreme.
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2012 — Budokan Peter Pan
Budokan Peter Pan: Celebrating DDT’s 15th Anniversary, A Spectacular 4-Hour Special (武道館ピーターパン〜DDTの15周年、ドーンと見せます超豪華4時間SP〜, Budōkan Pītā Pan: DDT no Jūgo-shūnen, Dōn to Misemasu Chōgōka Yon-jikan Supesharu) was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on August 18, 2012, in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan. The event featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. The event aired on Fighting TV Samurai.
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2013 — SummerSlam (2013)
SummerSlam (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on August 18, 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the twenty-sixth annual SummerSlam, and the fifth consecutive one held at the Staples Center. The event received 296,909 buys, down from last year's event of 358,000.
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2013 — Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013: Pro-Wrestling Trends and Countermeasures (両国ピーターパン2013〜プロレスの傾向と対策〜, Ryōgoku Pītā Pan 2013: puroresu no keikō to taisaku) was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on August 18, 2013, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships. The event aired on Fighting TV Samurai.
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2017 — 2017 Turku attack
On 18 August 2017, a mass stabbing took place in Turku, Finland. Two women were killed and eight others were injured before the perpetrator, 22-year-old Abderrahman Bouanane, was detained. Boaunane, a Moroccan rejected asylum seeker, had been using the alias Abderrahman Mechkah, which was later discovered to be a false identity. In June 2018, Bouanane was found guilty of two counts of murder with terrorist intent and eight counts of attempted murder with terrorist intent.
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2018 — NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 was a 2018 professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. It was the 21st NXT TakeOver event and the fourth annual and final TakeOver: Brooklyn. It took place on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and aired exclusively on the WWE Network.
Brooklyn, United States · New York, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
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2019 — 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 18 August 2019 between Kilkenny and Tipperary, the culmination of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was the 132nd final of that sport's primary competition, the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Tipperary defeated Kilkenny to claim their 28th All-Ireland title.
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2020 — 2020 Malian coup d'état
On 18 August 2020, elements of the Malian Armed Forces began a mutiny, and subsequently undertook a coup d'état. Soldiers on pick-up trucks stormed the Soundiata military base in the town of Kati, where gunfire was exchanged before weapons were distributed from the armory and senior officers arrested. Tanks and armoured vehicles were seen on the town's streets, as well as military trucks heading for the capital, Bamako.
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2021 — Boukouma attack
On August 18, 2021, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed a convoy of Burkinabe soldiers and civilians near Boukouma, Séno Province, Burkina Faso. The ambush sparked clashes between the jihadists and the soldiers, leaving dozens dead on both sides. At least 65 civilians were killed in the ambush as well.
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2021 — 29 Second Film Festival
The 29 Second Film Festival (Korean: 29초영화제) is a South Korean Film Festival, which began in 2011, where all the entries have to be 29 seconds long . It is hosted by Korea Economic Daily and supervised by the Secretariat of 29 Second Film Festival. The 8th Bacchus 29 Second Film Festival was held on August 18, 2021.
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2023 — PFL 8 (2023)
PFL 8 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on August 18, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. This featured the semi-final playoffs for the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.
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2024 — UFC 305
UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 18, 2024, at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
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2025 — 2025 Battle River—Crowfoot federal by-election
A by-election was held on August 18, 2025, to elect a member of Parliament (MP) to represent Battle River—Crowfoot, Alberta, in the House of Commons for the remainder of the 45th Parliament following the resignation of Conservative Party MP Damien Kurek. The by-election was won by Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party, subsequently making him the leader of the Official Opposition.
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