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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 18
- 80th: 1944 - First Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Larry "Legs" Smith; rocker (Bonzo Dog Band - "Urban Spaceman").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Relus ter Beek; Dutch Minister of defense (PvdA).
- 70th: 1954 - Fanfani forms Italian government.
- 60th: 1964 - The Beatles' first appearance in Billboard Chart ("I Want to Hold Your Hand" at number 35).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Brady Anderson in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; outfielder (Baltimore Orioles).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Jenny Holliday; Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 60th: 1964 - Plans for the World Trade Center announced (New York City, New York, USA).
- 50th: 1974 - ABC TV premieres The Six Million Dollar Man, starring Lee Majors.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Devon Odessa; actor (Sharon - My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Shane Burton; defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins).
- 50th: 1974 - Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord.
- 40th: 1984 - Mitsui Miike coal mine explosion at Omuta, Kyushu, Japan, 83 killed.
- 40th: 1984 - 80th New York Islanders' and third dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win.
- 40th: 1984 - Malcolm H Kerr, 9th president of American University of Beirut, shot dead.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Seung-hui Cho; the gunman of the Virginia Tech massacre (dies 2007).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Kristy Lee Cook, American Idol finalist.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Benji Schwimmer, winner of So You Think You Can Dance 2006.
- 30th: 1994 - In Cando, Spain, a minute-long fireball and explosion over a hillside gouges out 200 cubic metres of terrain.
- 15th: 2009 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in the AFC Championship game. The Arizona Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 to claim the NFC crown.
- 15th: 2009 - The Danish government unveils a 100 billion crown (US$17.8 billion) bank credit package.
- 15th: 2009 - Israel begins a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza, three weeks after launching a full-scale assault against Hamas. The Palestinian militant group announces an immediate ceasefire for a week to give Israel time to withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip. Estimate of homeless in Gaza from the fighting: 50,000.
- 5th: 2019 - Fuel thieves rupture a pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico, and a subsequent explosion kills at least 137 people and injures dozens more.
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