August 18 Historical Events

The following events took place on August 18. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 36 events. Showing 31 - 36.

• 1977
  Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William’s Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa’s apartheid policies.
• 1983
  Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
• 1989
  Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
• 2005
  A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
• 2008
  President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
• 2008
  War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.