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Notable anniversaries in history for today: April 18
- 100th: 1924 - First crossword puzzle book published (in USA by Simon and Schuster).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in Vinton, Louisiana, USA; blues singer ("Mary is Fine").
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Henry J Hyde; American politician (Representative-Republican-Illinois).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Lord Mason of Barnsley; Member of Parliament (Labour), British defense secretary.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Raf de Linde [Raphaël van Hecke]; author (Vaarwel on Gertrude).
- 90th: 1934 - First "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Fort Worth, Texas).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of James Drury in New York City, New York, USA; actor (The Virginian, Firehouse).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Jap F Scherpenhuizen; Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Mark Kingston; actor (Intimate Contact).
- 90th: 1934 - Adolf Hitler names Joachim von Ribbentrop ambassador for disarmament.
- 80th: 1944 - 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:31:50.4. This is his second straight and third career win.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Irvine Shillingford; cricket player (cousin of Grayson, four Tests for West Indies).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Kim Stone; bassist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance").
- 70th: 1954 - Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power and becomes Prime Minister of Egypt.
- 70th: 1954 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 60th: 1964 - Artisans' strike in Belgium ends.
- 60th: 1964 - Ben Hecht, playwright (Child of the Century), dies at age 71.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Robert Kelker-Kelly; actor (Another World).
- 60th: 1964 - Geraldine Mock of US completes flying solo round the world.
- 60th: 1964 - Sandy Koufax is first to strike out the side on 9 pitches.
- 50th: 1974 - Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at age 77.
- 50th: 1974 - Marcel Pagnol, French writer/movie (Topaz), dies at age 79.
- 50th: 1974 - Red Brigade kidnaps Italian Attorney General Mario Sossi.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Trina; rhythm-and-blues singer (Trina and Tamara).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of America Ferrera; actress (Ugly Betty).
- 30th: 1994 - 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45.
- 30th: 1994 - 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15.
- 30th: 1994 - Brian Lara scores 375 for West Indies versus England to beat Sobers' world record.
- 30th: 1994 - Ken Oosterbroek, South African press photographer, shot dead at age 32.
- 30th: 1994 - Lebanon drops relations with Iran.
- 25th: 1999 - "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky plays his final National Hockey League game.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Kamisese Mara, first Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji (born 1920).
- 5th: 2019 - NepaliSat-1 is launched. It is Nepal's first ever research satellite to be sent into space.
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