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| January 18th, 2007 (January 18 2007) | Event | The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm off the coast of Devon, England. | Devo Quotes |
| January 18th, 2007 (January 18 2007) | Death | Brent Liles, American musician (Agent Orange/Social Distortion) (born in 1963) | |
| January 18th, 1997 (January 18 1997) | Event | In north west Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 3 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other. | |
| January 18th, 1997 (January 18 1997) | Event | Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided. | |
| January 18th, 1997 (January 18 1997) | Death | Paul Tsongas, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (born in 1941) | |
| January 18th, 1977 (January 18 1977) | Event | Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires disease. | |
| January 18th, 1977 (January 18 1977) | Event | Australia s worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney killing 83. | |
| January 18th, 1977 (January 18 1977) | Birth | Curtis Cregan, American actor | |
| January 18th, 1977 (January 18 1977) | Birth | Alina Jidkova, Russian tennis player | |
| January 18th, 1967 (January 18 1967) | Event | Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life in prison. | |
| January 18th, 1967 (January 18 1967) | Birth | Kim Perrot, American basketball player (died in 1999) | |
| January 18th, 1967 (January 18 1967) | Birth | Ivan Zamorano, Chilean footballer | |
| January 18th, 1967 (January 18 1967) | Death | Goose Tatum, American basketball player (born in 1921) | |
| January 18th, 1947 (January 18 1947) | Birth | Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director | |
| January 18th, 1937 (January 18 1937) | Birth | John Hume, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 | |
| January 18th, 1927 (January 18 1927) | Birth | Sundaram Balachander, Indian veena player (died in 1990) | |
| January 18th, 1917 (January 18 1917) | Birth | Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese businessman | An Wang Quotes |
| January 18th, 1877 (January 18 1877) | Birth | Samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961) | |
| January 18th, 1867 (January 18 1867) | Birth | Ruben Dario, Nicaraguan Journalist, Diplomat, Poet (died in 1916) | Ruben Dario Quotes |
| January 18th, 1777 (January 18 1777) | Event | Representatives of the New Hampshire Grants declare the independence of the Vermont Republic from Britain. | |
| January 18th, 1677 (January 18 1677) | Death | Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch merchant (born in 1619) | |
| January 18th, 1367 (January 18 1367) | Death | King Peter I of Portugal (born in 1320) | |
