Every yearApril 18
Everything April 18 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 18 every year, and 7 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Adult Autism Awareness DayLead | Health | |
| 02 | Go Fly a Kite Day | Kids & Family | |
| 03 | International Amateur Radio Day | Tech | |
| 04 | National Animal Crackers Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Velociraptor Awareness Day | Kids & Family |
| 06 | Newspaper Columnists' Day | Books | |
| 07 | Pet Owners Independence Day | Dogs | |
| 08 | Piñata Day | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 18 in some years.
Education and Sharing Day — 2027
Maundy Thursday — 2030
Passover — 2030
Boston Marathon Day — 2033
Dyngus Day — 2033
Easter Monday — 2033
Patriots' Day — 2033
Born on April 18
Historic figures
- David Ricardo1772–1823British economist and politician
- Samuel P. Huntington1927–2008American political scientist, author, and academic
- Lucrezia Borgia1480–1519daughter of Pope Alexander VI
- Ahmed I1590–1617Ottoman Emperor
- Tadeusz Mazowiecki1927–2013Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland
- George H. Hitchings1905–1998American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Jochen Rindt1942–1970German-Austrian racing driver
- Jerzy Stuhr1947–2024Polish actor, director, and screenwriter
- Clarence Darrow1857–1938American lawyer
- Miklós Rózsa1907–1995Hungarian-American composer and conductor
Celebrities & public figures
- James Woodsb. 1947American actor and producer
- Conan O'Brienb. 1963American television host
- David Tennantb. 1971Scottish actor
- Vanessa Kirbyb. 1988English actress
- Kourtney Kardashianb. 1979American television personality
- Wojciech Szczęsnyb. 1990Polish footballer
- Michael D. Higginsb. 1941Irish sociologist and politician
- America Ferrerab. 1984American actress
- Melissa Joan Hartb. 1976American actress
- Divock Origib. 1995Belgian footballer
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 18 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 18, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.