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On April 18, 796: King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.

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King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.

Æthelred, was the king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 790 until he was murdered in 796. He was the son of Æthelwald Moll and Æthelthryth and possibly became king while still a child after Alhred was deposed.

People

Born on April 18

Ski Mask the Slump God 1996– American rapper (born 1996)
Divock Origi 1995– Belgian footballer (born 1995)
Aminé 1994– American rapper (born 1994)
Mika Zibanejad 1993– Swedish ice hockey player (born 1993)
Chloe Bennet 1992– American actress, model and singer (born 1992)
Wojciech Szczęsny 1990– Polish footballer (born 1990)
Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress (born 1989)
Vanessa Kirby 1988– British actress (born 1987 or 1988)
Tina Bru 1986– Norwegian politician (born 1986)
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Łukasz Fabiański 1985– Polish footballer (born 1985)
America Ferrera 1984– American actress (born 1984)
Miguel Cabrera 1983– Venezuelan baseball player (born 1983) Audrey Tang 1981– Taiwanese politician and software programmer
Matt Cooper 1979– Australia international rugby league footballer
Kourtney Kardashian 1979– American media personality (born 1979)
Melissa Joan Hart 1976– American actress, director and producer (born 1976)
Andrew Ng 1976– American artificial intelligence researcher
Edgar Wright 1974– English filmmaker (born 1974)

People

Died on April 18

Dickey Betts American guitarist (1943–2024)
Mandisa American singer (1976–2024)
Harrison Birtwistle English composer (1934–2022)
Lyra McKee Northern Ireland journalist (1990–2019)
Guru Dhanapal Indian film director
Sanford Jay Frank American screenwriter
Brian Priestman British conductor
Goran Švob Croatian philosopher (1947–2013)
Anne Williams Hillsborough disaster activist (1951–2013)
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Dick Clark American radio and television personality (1929–2012)
René Lépine Canadian businessman (1929–2012)
Robert O. Ragland Musical artist
K. D. Wentworth American writer (1951–2012)
Germaine Tillion French anthropologist, member of the French Resistance in World War II (1907–2008)
Kamisese Mara Fijian former prime minister and president
Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914–2002)
Arturo Frondizi 32nd president of Argentina (1958–62)
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu Turkish writer and playwright

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Every April 18 on record

  1. 796 King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.

    King of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and from 790 until his murder in 796

    Æthelred, was the king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 790 until he was murdered in 796. He was the son of Æthelwald Moll and Æthelthryth and possibly became king while still a child after Alhred was deposed.

  2. 1428 Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the second campaign of the Wars in Lombardy fought until the Treaty of Lodi in 1454, which will then guarantee the conditions for the development of the Italian Renaissance.

    Sovereign state in Italy (697–1797)

    The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice, on the northeastern coast of Italy. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the major European commercial and naval powers. Initially extended in the Dogado area, during its history it annexed a large part of Northeast Italy, Istria, Dalmatia, the coasts of present-day Montenegro and Albania as well as numerous islands in the Adriatic and eastern Ionian seas.

  3. 1506 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.

    First stone set in construction of a masonry foundation

    A cornerstone is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation. All other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.

  4. 1518 Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland.

    Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1518 to 1548

    Bona Sforza was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1450.

  5. 1521 Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.

    German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)

    Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Western and Christian history.

  6. 1689 Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
  7. 1738 Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
  8. 1775 American Revolution: The British Army advances up the Charles River in Massachusetts to destroy supplies of American militias, while Paul Revere and other riders rapidly warn the countryside.
  9. 1783 Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three-fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
  10. 1797 War of the First Coalition: The Peace of Leoben is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Maximilian, Count of Merveldt, creating an armistice between France and Austria, setting the stage for the Treaty of Campo Formio and ending the War of the First Coalition.[citation needed]
  11. 1831 The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
  12. 1847 American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
  13. 1857 The Spirits Book by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
  14. 1864 Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
  15. 1897 The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
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  1. 1899 The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
  2. 1902 The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.
  3. 1906 The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
  4. 1909 Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
  5. 1912 The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
  6. 1915 World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.
  7. 1916 World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army.
  8. 1930 A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services.
  9. 1938 Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938).
  10. 1939 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
  11. 1942 World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
  12. 1942 Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
  13. 1943 World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
  14. 1945 World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.
  15. 1945 Italian resistance movement: In Turin, despite the harsh repressive measures adopted by Nazi-fascists, a great pre-insurrectional strike begins.

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