April 18
This day in history:
- 1428 – Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the second campaign of the Wars in Lombardy fought until the Treaty of Lodi in 1454, which will then guarantee the conditions for the development of the Italian Renaissance.
- 1899 – The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
- 1521 – Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
- 1942 – World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
Births:
- 1976 – Melissa Joan Hart, American actress
- 1503 – Henry II of Navarre (d. 1555)
- 1902 – Giuseppe Pella, Italian politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1981)
Deaths:
- 2014 – Brian Priestman, English conductor and academic (b. 1927)
- 2012 – René Lépine, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)
- 2019 – Lyra McKee, Irish journalist (b. 1990)
Holidays:
- Coma Patients' Day (Poland)
- Invention Day (Japan)
- Independence Day (Zimbabwe)
Random Article of the day:
Paul Jacoulet
Paul Jacoulet (1896–1960) was a French, Japan-based woodblock print artist known for a style that mixed the traditional ukiyo-e style and techniques developed by the artist himself.