1606
Battle of Cape Rachado
Battle · Southeast Asia
On this day
333 events in the atlas are dated to 18 August, from 29 BCE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
1606
Battle · Southeast Asia
1838
Exploration · 1838 – 1842
1866
Event · Europe · 1866 – 1871
1953
Political · Middle East
1955
War · Sub-Saharan Africa · 1955 – 1972
2020
Rebellion · Sub-Saharan Africa
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