January 18th is also known as Thesaurus Day and Winnie the Pooh Day.
Welcome to the eighteenth day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the beginning of the year, but we still have another 347 days remaining in 2025.
We have put together a range of amazing facts and historical events that happened on this day throughout history.
Did you know that on this day in 1733, the first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston? When asked what polar bears eat, the handler replied “drunk Irishmen”.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about January 18th in history!
Events
What memorable events happened on January 18 in history? Keep reading to find out!
2024
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter took off for its 72nd and final flight on Mars.
In January 2021, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another planet. Ingenuity far exceeded its expected life, as it was only ever supposed to be able to handle five flights and last about a month.
2005
France revealed the world’s largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.
Officially called the Airbus A380, it’s a double-decker 262 ft carrier and has a capacity of 555 passengers. Its first flight was on April 27, 2005.
1986
NASA’s Columbia Space Shuttle completed mission STS-61-C when it landed at the Edwards Air Force Base.
This completed the Columbia shuttle’s seventh mission and the 24th space shuttle mission overall. Aside from carrying a wide variety of experiments, the shuttle also brought a new satellite into orbit. It’s also claimed that a classified US Air Force infrared experiment was conducted during the flight. STS-61-C was the last shuttle flight before the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster.
Famous Births
Is today your birthday? If so, did you know that Kevin Costner was also born on this day? Here are more famous people born on this day.
1999
Karan Brar
American
Actor
Age:
25 years old
Born In:
Washington, USA
1988
Ashleigh Murray
American
Actress
Age:
36 years old
Born In:
Kansas, USA
1980
Jason Segel
American
Actor
Age:
44 years old
Born In:
California, USA
1955
Kevin Costner
American
Actor
Age:
69 years old
Born In:
California, USA
Famous Deaths
Unfortunately, January 18th has also been a day where we’ve had to say some goodbyes over the years…
1790
1862
John Tyler
American
President
1790
1862
John Tyler
John Tyler was an American president born on March 29, 1790. He died on this day in 1862, at age 71 in Ballard House, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Died On:
Jan 18, 1862 (Age 71)
Died In:
Virginia, USA
Special Holidays
If you’ve got a few minutes spare today, why not celebrate these special holidays.
National Winnie the Pooh Day
What better day to celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day than on the author’s birthday? And what better way could there be to celebrate this lovely day than by eating some honey and flicking through your favorite Winnie the Pooh books!
National Thesaurus Day
For most words in English, there’s at least one more word you could use in its place. National Thesaurus Day is a special day to learn new ways of saying things, so why not grab your dusty old thesaurus and try writing a creative short story or poem?
THe Fact Site’s
Fun Fact Of The Day
Adult cats only meow at humans, not other cats. Kittens meow to their mother, but once they get a little older, they don’t meow to other cats.
Birthday & Zodiac
Those of you who were born on January 18th share the Capricorn zodiac sign.
Capricorn is represented by the sea goat and is the tenth sign in the zodiac. Anyone who was born between December 22 and January 19 falls into this astrological sign.
If your birthday is in January, your birthstone is the Garnet. The garnet is commonly a red gem that provides the wearer with love, friendships, loyalty, and luck.
People born on this day were likely conceived on or around April 27 in the previous year.
A baby that is conceived on January 18th, 2025, will likely be born around October 11th, 2025.
