January 18th (2012) was a Wednesday. It's the 17th day of the year (18th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 348 days left to the end of the year.
January 18th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Karen Brazell, American author and academic (b. 1938)
» Tom Cowie, English businessman (b. 1922)
» Ray Finch, English potter (b. 1914)
» Mel Goldstein, American meteorologist (b. 1945)
» Anthony Gonsalves, Indian composer (b. 1927)
» Georg Lassen, German captain (b. 1915)
» Yuri Rasovsky, American playwright and producer, founded The National Radio Theater of Chicago (b. 1944)
January 18th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Athanasius of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Cyril of Alexandria
» Saint Margaret of Hungary named Margaret of Hungary
» Saint Prisca called Prisca
» Volusianus of Tours
» Deicolus
» Amy Carmichael (Church of England)
» January 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Confession of Peter (Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Orthodox, Anglican Church e.g Anglican and Lutheran Churches)
» Flag of Tunisia Protocol named Revolution Day (Tunisia)
» Public holidays in Thailand Other national observances e.g Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand)