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Holidays and observances on April 18

17 holidays and special days are celebrated on April 18 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on April 18?

17 observances are celebrated on April 18 around the world: Christian feast day: Anthusa of Constantinople, Christian feast day: Cyril VI of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Eleutherius and Antia, Christian feast day: Galdino della Sala, Christian feast day: Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, Christian feast day: Molaise of Leighlin. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on April 18?

47 documented historical events happened on April 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England. On the same day, in another year: American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impending arrival of British troops. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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