5916 days before today
Today is December 29th, 2024 (Sunday), so 5916 days before today would be:
October 18th, 2008 (Saturday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 292
• Week number: 42
• Leap year: 2008 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
October 18th, 2008 Holidays and National Days
October 18th, in History
2007
Suicide attack on a motorcade in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 139 and wounds 450; the subject of the attack, Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, is not harmed.
2003
Bolivian president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada resigns in the wake of protests centered around Bolivia’s natural gas resources.
1968
US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are suspended by US Olympic Committee for giving “black power” salute while receiving their medals at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.
1967
A Russian unmanned spacecraft makes the first landing on the surface of Venus.
1950
The First Turkish Brigade arrives in Korea to assist the U.N. forces fighting there.
1944
Lt. General Joseph Stilwell is recalled from China by president Franklin Roosevelt.
1939
President Franklin D. Roosevelt bans war submarines from U.S. ports and waters.
1921
Russian Soviets grant Crimean independence.
1919
Madrid opens a subway system.
1918
Czechs seize Prague and renounce Hapsburg’s rule.
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