On this day: 18 February

Selected events and births on 18 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 3102 BC – According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began. Read more: 4th millennium BC Hindu texts Kali Yuga
• 1977 – NASA's first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, made its first test flight on top of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (both pictured). Read more: NASA Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle Enterprise
• 2001 – American FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested for having spied for the KGB and GRU over a 22-year period. Read more: Federal Bureau of Investigation Robert Hanssen KGB
• 2010 – WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning. Read more: WikiLeaks Classified information Chelsea Manning

Born on this day

• 1994 – J-Hope, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer Read more: J-Hope
• 1994 – Paul Zipser, German basketball player Read more: Paul Zipser
• 1995 – Nathan Aké, Dutch footballer Read more: Nathan Aké
• 1996 – Tyler Dorsey, American-Greek basketball player Read more: Tyler Dorsey
• 1997 – DK, South Korean singer Read more: DK (singer)
• 1997 – Odysseas Adam, Greek volleyball player Read more: Odysseas Adam
• 1997 – Brandon Jones, American racing driver Read more: Brandon Jones (racing driver)
• 1998 – Vernon, South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter Read more: Vernon (rapper)
• 2000 – Zakaria Aboukhlal, Moroccan footballer Read more: Zakaria Aboukhlal
• 2000 – Giacomo Raspadori, Italian footballer Read more: Giacomo Raspadori
• 2001 – Tanguy Coulibaly, French footballer Read more: Tanguy Coulibaly
• 2001 – Jaime Jaquez Jr., American basketball player Read more: Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / February 18 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.