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Sunday, January 18, 2026

ephemeris of the day

Every year on January 18

Name day

Today's name day is:

Prisca, Priscilla

Astrological sign: Capricorn (December 22 - January 20)

Holidays and observances on January 18

  • Maintenance Day in the United States.
  • Royal Armed Forces Day and Elephant Duel Day in Thailand

See also: January 17 - January 19 - All days of 2026

Ongoing events: Sport, culture, festivities...

December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026: Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Football, in Morocco

January 7 to February 3: January sales in France

January 11-18: Snooker Masters in London (Great Britain)

January 13-18: European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield (UK)

January 12 to February 1: Australian Open tennis tournament, Melbourne (Australia)

January 15 to February 1: Men's European Handball Championship, Denmark / Sweden / Norway

It happened on January 18

January 18, 1778: British navigator James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the Sandwich Islands

January 18, 1871: Wilhelm I of Prussia is proclaimed Emperor of Germany at Versailles, unifying the German states under the Second Reich

What are we celebrating today?

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