Historical Events In 2018

Oct 27   On this day in history australian 7-year old mare Winx wins unprecedented fourth consecutive Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Melbourne; her record 29th-straight win and her 22nd Group 1 racing success   

Oct 27   EPL club Leicester City’s billionaire Thai owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash in the carpark outside the club’s King Power Stadium following 1-1 draw against West Ham United in the year 2018.   

Oct 27   Gunman shoots and kills 11 people and injures six at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in an anti-Semitic attack on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history michael D. Higgins is officially declared President of Ireland after receiving 822,566 first preference votes.   

Oct 28   Boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th Baseball World Series in franchise history in the year 2018.   

Oct 28   On this day in history british Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 4th in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to clinch his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship   

Oct 28   On this day in history michael D. Higgins is re-elected Irish president   

Oct 28   Political crisis in Sri Lanka after President Sirisena sacks Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe and the cabinet, suspends parliament for two weeks with one man killed in protests on this day in history.   

Oct 28   The far-right Jair Bolsonaro is elected as the next President of Brazil, with 55% of the vote in the year 2018.   

Oct 28   In the year 2018 ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina registers biggest win of her career when she rallies for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over American Sloane Stephens in a classic WTA Finals title decider in Singapore   

Oct 29   Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil's presidential election defeating Fernando Haddad in the year 2018.   

Oct 29   In the year 2018 german Chancellor Angela Merkel announces she will not seek re-election in 2021 and step down as party leader   

Oct 29   In the year 2018 golden State shooting guard Klay Thompson breaks NBA record previously held by teammate Stephen Curry for most 3-pointers in a game with 14 in Warriors' 149-124 win over the Bulls in Chicago   

Oct 29   On this day in history japanese Princess Ayako of Japan marries commoner Kei Moriya at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, giving up her royal status   

Oct 29   Lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board in the year 2018.   

Oct 29   On this day in history lion Air flight JT 610 crashes into the sea just after takeoff near Jakarta, Indonesia, with the loss of all 189 on board   

Oct 29   In the year 2018 new mega airport opened in Istanbul by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, planning to be world' busiest with 90 million passengers by 2021   

Oct 29   New research says cacao tree first used in Ecuador by Mayo Chinchipe culture, 5000 years ago, not in central America as previously thought on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history storms in Italy kill at least 11 with 75% of Venice flooded and two tornadoes striking Terracina   

Oct 29   In the year 2018 world Scrabble Championship won for the fourth time by New Zealand Malaysian Nigel Richards with the word "groutier" (bad-tempered)   

Oct 30   In the year 2018 boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger killed in prison at the Penitentiary Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia   

Oct 30   German ex-nurse Niels Högel admits in court to killing over 100 patients, making him one of the world's worst serial killers on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history nASA's Kepler mission ends after the spacecraft runs out of fuel.   

Oct 30   US Pentagon sends 5,200 troops to Mexican border in advance of migrant caravan from Central America in the year 2018.   

Oct 30   On this day in history wWF conservation group says "exploding human consumption" has caused a 60% decline in all wildlife between 1970 and 2014   

Oct 31   On this day in history bLACKPINK become the first K-pop girl group to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 with multiple hits   

Oct 31   In landmark verdict, Pakistani Supreme Court acquits Christian woman of blasphemy against the prophet Mohammed after eight years on death row on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 2018 uS and Great Britain call for a cease-fire in Saudi-led war in Yemen, in 3-year war that has claimed over 10,000 lives and created famine conditions   

Oct 31   On this day in history worlds biggest statue unveiled of Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at 182 meters in Gujarat state   

Nov 01   On this day in history google employees stage mass walkout to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment   

Nov 01   In the year 2018 ground assault mounted on Yemeni port city of Hudaydah by Saudi-backed government forces   

Nov 01   NASA's Dawn mission concludes after it runs out of hydrazine fuel on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Palau becomes the first country to ban sunscreen and its chemicals which bleach coral reefs in the year 2018.   

Nov 02   In the year 2018 tiger thought to have killed 13 people shot dead after month-long hunt near Pandharkawada, central India   

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Jan 01   Manuel Olivencia, Spanish lawyer, economist, and diplomat died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Rick Hall, American record producer, songwriter, and music publisher died in the year 2018.   

Jan 02   In the year 2018 death of thomas S. Monson, American religious leader and writer   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of radha Viswanathan, Indian vocalist and classical dancer   

Jan 03   Colin Brumby, Australian composer died in the year 2018.   

Jan 04   In the year 2018 death of aharon Appelfeld, Ukrainian-Israeli writer   

Jan 04   Ray Thomas, English musician died in the year 2018.   

Jan 05   In the year 2018 death of antonio Angelillo, Italian-Argentine footballer