January 18th is also known as Thesaurus Day and Winnie the Pooh Day.
Welcome to the eighteenth day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the beginning of the year, but we still have another 347 days until we reach the new year.
We have put together a range of amazing facts and historical events that happened on this day throughout history.
Did you know that on this day in 1733, the first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston? When asked what polar bears eat, the handler replied “drunk Irishmen”.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about January 18th in history!
What Events Happened On January 18 In History?
2005 France revealed the world’s largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.
1986 Charity song “That’s What Friends Are For” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1973 The final episode of Monty Python’s “Flying Circus” season 3 was aired on BBC.
1964 The plans to construct the World Trade Center in New York City were announced to the public.
1964 British band, The Beatles made it onto the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.
1951 The lie detector, invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson, was first used in the Netherlands.
1919 The Paris Peace Conference began in France.
1903 Massachusetts’s Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.
1866 Wesley College was established in Melbourne, Australia
1778 Captain James Cook became the first European to travel to the Hawaiian islands.
1733 The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
474 AD Leo II was crowned Emperor of Rome at just seven years of age.
Famous People Born On January 18
Is today is your birthday? If so, did you know that Kevin Costner was also born on this day? Here are more famous people born on this day.
1999 Karan Brar
American Actor
- Age:
- 23 years old
- Born In:
- Washington, USA
1988 Ashleigh Murray
American Actress
- Age:
- 34 years old
- Born In:
- Kansas, USA
1980 Jason Segel
American Actor
- Age:
- 42 years old
- Born In:
- California, USA
1955 Kevin Costner
American Actor
- Age:
- 67 years old
- Born In:
- California, USA
Special Holidays On January 18
If you’ve got a few minutes spare today, why not celebrate these special holidays.
National Thesaurus Day
For most words in English, there’s at least one more word you could use in its place. National Thesaurus Day is a special day to learn new ways of saying things, so why not grab your dusty old thesaurus and try writing a creative short story or poem?
National Winnie the Pooh Day
What better day to celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day than on the author's birthday? And what better way could there be to celebrate this lovely day than by eating some honey and flicking through your favorite Winnie the Pooh books!
Read MoreJanuary 18 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
Those of you who were born on January 18th share the Capricorn zodiac sign.
Capricorn is represented by the sea goat and is the tenth sign in the zodiac. Anyone who was born between December 22 and January 20 falls into this astrological sign.
If your birthday is in January, your birthstone is the Garnet. The garnet is commonly a red gem that provides the wearer with love, friendships, loyalty, and luck.
People born on this day were likely conceived on or around April 27 in the previous year.
