December 18th (2010) was a Saturday. It's the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 18th December, 2010
» Anti-government protests begin in Tunisia, heralding the Arab Spring.
December 18th Famous Deaths for 2010
» Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)
» Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)
» Tasso Kavadia, Greek actress (b. 1921)
» Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, List of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finances e.g Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (b. 1940)
» James Pickles, English judge and journalist (b. 1925)
December 18th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
» Flannán
» Gatianus of Tours
» O antiphon e.g O Adonai
» Mary (mother of Jesus) Titles e.g Our Lady of Expectation
» Saint Sebastian named Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Winibald
» December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Eponalia, feast of Epona, celebrated during Saturnalia. (Roman Empire)
» International Migrants Day (International observance or International)