What happend on 18th August

17.08
19.08
2005

A Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people.

2005

Dennis Rader is sentenced to 175 years in prison for the BTK serial killings.

2004

In Dublin, Ireland the Dublin Port Tunnel excavation works are completed.

1992

NBA basketball player Larry Bird announces his retirement after winning an Olympic gold medal as a member of the U.S. Dream Team.

1992

Wang Laboratories files for bankruptcy.

1991

Collapse of the Soviet Union: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is put under house arrest while on holiday in the Crimea.

1989

Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.

1983

Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over USD $1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).

1982

Japanese election law is amended to allow for proportional representation.

1976

In North Korea at Panmunjom, two US soldiers are killed while trying to chop down part of a tree in the DMZ which had obscured their view.