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January 18th, 2007	Event	The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm off the coast of Devon, England.
January 18th, 2003	Event	A bushfire kills 4 people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
January 18th, 2002	Event	Sierra Leone Civil War was finally declared over.
January 18th, 2000	Event	The Tagish Lake meteorite impacts the Earth.
January 18th, 1998	Event	Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair story on his website The Drudge Report.
January 18th, 1997	Event	In north west Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 3 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other.
January 18th, 1997	Event	Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.
January 18th, 1994	Event	The Cando event, a possible bolide impact in Cando, Spain. Witnesses claim to have seen a fireball in the sky lasting for almost one minute.
January 18th, 1993	Event	For the first time, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed in all 50 states.
January 18th, 1991	Event	Eastern Air Lines goes out of business after 62 years, citing financial problems.

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