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Disasters and accidents At least 49 people die in Irkutsk, Russia after consuming hawthorn-scented bath essence as if it were alcohol. The product has been found to contain methanol. (The New York Times) (BBC News) 2016 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash An Indonesian military Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes in Papua province killing all 13 people on board. (AP ...
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year ... 1957 – Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author (d. 2016) 1958 – Geordie Walker, English guitarist (d. 2023)
Somali Civil War (2009–present) December 2016 Mogadishu suicide bombing. A suicide bomber kills at least 29 people and injures 50 others in an attack on a police station near Mogadishu 's port. (AP) December 2016 Istanbul bombings. The death toll from yesterday's bombings rises to 38 with 155 injured.
John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (b. 18 December 1934), known as Lord Lucan, disappeared without trace in 1974. Born in Marylebone, he attended Eton College and served with the Coldstream Guards, later becoming a professional gambler.
Zsa Zsa Gabor. Zsa Zsa Gabor (/ ˌʒɑːʒɑː ˈɡɑːbɔːr /, Hungarian: [ˈɡaːbor ˈʒɒʒɒ]; born Sári Gábor [ˈɡaːbor ˈʃaːri]; February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were socialites and actresses Eva Gabor and Magda Gabor. Gabor competed in the 1933 Miss Hungary ...
Released on Thursday, the list contains all of the people who made an impact in 2016, ranging from world leaders and local activists to top 40 artists. Time magazine reveals 2016 list of '100 Most ...
December 18: Republic Day in Niger ; National Day in Qatar Epimetheus 1867 – In Angola, New York , U.S., the last coach of a Lake Shore Railway train derailed , plunged 40 ft (12 m) down a gully , and caught fire, resulting in 49 deaths.
t. e. Planning for the 2016-2017 presidential transition of Donald Trump, led by then vice president-elect, former governor Mike Pence of Indiana, [5] began before Trump won the United States presidential election on November 8, 2016, and became the president-elect. [6] Trump was formally elected by the Electoral College on December 19, 2016.