2018: what happened around the world

In 2018, 431 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Turkish military operation in Afrin, 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami and Saratov Airlines Flight 703 among the best known. 52 more were already under way, such as Syrian Civil War and War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). 119 things were founded or built that year, from Statue of Unity and Lakhta Centre.

431events began

52already under way

119founded or built

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Revolts, massacres and attacks181

2018 Armenian RevolutionRevolts & coups
2018 Strasbourg attackAttacks
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootingAttacks
Kerch Polytechnic College massacreMurders
Pittsburgh synagogue shootingAttacks
2018 Ahvaz military parade attackAttacks
Santa Fe High School shootingAttacks
Watts family murdersMurders
2018 United States mail bombing attemptsAttacks
March for Our LivesRevolts & coups
YouTube headquarters shootingAttacks
2018 Douma chemical attackAttacks
2018 Kabul ambulance bombingAttacks
Carcassonne and Trèbes attackAttacks
murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina KušnírováMurders
National Shooting CenterAttacks
2018 Nicaraguan protestsRevolts & coups
2018 Paris knife attackAttacks
assassination of Jamal KhashoggiMurders
Thousand Oaks shootingAttacks
2018 Ouagadougou attackAttacks
murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren UelandMurders
2018 Kizlyar church shootingAttacks
2018 Liège shootingAttacks
2018 Caracas drone attackAttacks
2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attackAttacks
Dahyan airstrikeAttacks
2018 Bhima Koregaon violenceRevolts & coups
2018 Minya bus attackAttacks
murder of Poon Hiu-wingMurders
2018 Chemnitz riotsRevolts & coups
Austin serial bombingsAttacks
Macerata shootingAttacks
murder of Mireille KnollMurders
2018–2019 Iranian general strikes and protests2018–2019 · Revolts & coups
Arkhangelsk FSB office bombingAttacks
Capital Gazette shootingAttacks
Danforth shootingAttacks
Jacksonville Landing shootingAttacks
Jasic incidentRevolts & coups

+141 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires91

Saratov Airlines Flight 703Accidents
Lion Air Flight 610 CrashAccidents
Cubana de Aviación Flight 972Accidents
2018 Kemerovo fireFires & explosions
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704Accidents
National Museum of Brazil fireFires & explosions
2018 Algerian Air Force Il-76 crashAccidents
2018 Yilan train derailmentAccidents
2018 Horizon Air Q400 incidentAccidents
2018 Leicester City F.C. helicopter crashAccidents
Ankara train collisionAccidents
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380Accidents
2018 Amritsar train accidentAccidents
2018 Magnitogorsk building collapseAccidents
Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622Accidents
Sinking of the MV NyerereAccidents
Air Astana Flight 1388Accidents
Air Niugini Flight 73Accidents
2018 Antonov An-26 crashAccidents
Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431Accidents
2018 Baku fireFires & explosions
2018 Kazakhstan bus fireAccidents
Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256Accidents
2018 Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crashAccidents
Çorlu Train DerailmentAccidents
Hennenman–Kroonstad train crashAccidents
2018 Iran Bombardier Challenger crashAccidents
Harbin hotel fireAccidents
Pioltello train derailmentAccidents
2018 European drought and heat waveAccidents
Sanchi oil tanker collisionAccidents
Utair Flight 579Accidents
2018 Chongqing bus crashAccidents
Humboldt Broncos bus crashAccidents
2018 Hong Kong bus accidentAccidents
2018 North Korea bus accidentAccidents
Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapseAccidents
sinking of MV Sinar BangunAccidents
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8667Accidents
2018 Pretoria Convair 340 crashAccidents

+51 less-known, on the globe.

Disasters74

2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunamiNatural disasters
2018 Sunda Strait tsunamiNatural disasters
2018 Hualien earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Osaka earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Kerala floodsNatural disasters
5 August 2018 Lombok earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Papua New Guinea earthquakeNatural disasters
July 2018 Lombok earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Volcán de Fuego eruptionNatural disasters
2018 Haiti earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Hawaii earthquakeNatural disasters
Camp FireNatural disasters
2018 Oaxaca earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquakeNatural disasters
Typhoon MariaNatural disasters
2018 Anchorage earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Peru earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Swan Islands earthquakeNatural disasters
19 August 2018 Lombok earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Hawaiʻi volcanic eruptionNatural disasters
2018 Java earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Venezuela earthquakeNatural disasters
Carr FireNatural disasters
2018 Fiji earthquakeNatural disasters
Tropical Depression UsmanNatural disasters
2018 East Africa floodsNatural disasters
2018 East Java earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Ionian Sea earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Javanrud earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquakeNatural disasters
Mendocino Complex Fire2018–2019 · Natural disasters
Storm AdrianNatural disasters
Woolsey FireNatural disasters
11 November 2018 Mayotte seismic eventNatural disasters
2018 Pohang earthquakeNatural disasters
Donnell FireNatural disasters
West Valley FireNatural disasters
2018 Katav-Ivanovsk earthquakeNatural disasters
2018 Molise earthquakeNatural disasters

+34 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges73

Turkish military operation in AfrinBattles
Kerch Strait incidentWars & conflicts
2018–2019 Gaza border protestsWars & conflicts
April 2018 missile strikes against SyriaWars & conflicts
Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018)Wars & conflicts
Battle of KhashamBattles
February 2018 Israel–Syria incidentWars & conflicts
Syria missile strikesWars & conflicts
2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashesWars & conflicts
Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)Wars & conflicts
May 2018 Israel–Syria clashesWars & conflicts
Battle of Aden (2018)Battles
Ghazni offensiveWars & conflicts
Battle of Al HudaydahBattles
2018 Tripoli ClashesBattles
Battle of BatiboBattles
Battle of DernaBattles
2018 Korean Navy radar lock-on incidentWars & conflicts
2018 Koy Sanjaq missile strikeWars & conflicts
Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018)Wars & conflicts
Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2018)Wars & conflicts
Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018)Wars & conflicts
Catatumbo campaignWars & conflicts
Deir ez-Zor Governorate clashesBattles
Gulf of Sidra OffensiveWars & conflicts
Operation Gideon (2018)Wars & conflicts
Southern Damascus offensive (March 2018)Wars & conflicts
Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflictWars & conflicts
2018 Sukma attackWars & conflicts
Battle of Al Masini valleyBattles
Battle of Darzab (2018)Battles
Battle of FarahBattles
Battle of Kouri BougoudiBattles
Hall of RemembranceWars & conflicts
Monument aux Parisiens morts pendant la Première Guerre mondialeWars & conflicts
Qamishli clashes (2018)Wars & conflicts
Second Afar InsurgencyWars & conflicts
Soumpi AttackBattles
Southern Damascus offensive (April 2018)Wars & conflicts
Southern Damascus offensive (January 2018–present)Wars & conflicts

+33 less-known, on the globe.

Expeditions7

Bio Anorí ExpeditionExpeditions
Nansen Legacy Joint Cruise 1-2 6th August - 23rd August 2018Expeditions
Nansen Legacy Ocean Mixing Process Study 27th June - 10th July 2018Expeditions
Nansen Legacy Paleo Cruise 26th September 20th October 2018Expeditions
Nansen Legacy Physical Process cruise 12th September - 24th September 2018Expeditions
Nelson, Canterbury, Otago & Southland Myosotis Research Field Trip 2018Expeditions
Richmond Range and Mt Starveall Myosotis Research Field Trip 2018Expeditions

Treaties, councils and politics5

Already under way in 201852

Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
War in Donbas2014–2022 · Wars & conflicts
War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
Libyan Civil War2014–2020 · Wars & conflicts
2017–2018 Iranian protests2017–2018 · Revolts & coups
South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
New START2010–2021 · Treaties
Minsk II2015–2022 · Treaties
Operation Inherent Resolve2014–2026 · Wars & conflicts
crisis in Venezuela2010–2025 · Politics
African Union Mission to Somalia2007–2022 · Wars & conflicts
Opération Barkhane2014–2022 · Wars & conflicts

Came to an end in 201813

2017–2018 Iranian protests2017–2018 · Revolts & coups
Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
insurgency in Ogaden1994–2018 · Revolts & coups
Jordanian–Syrian border incidents during the Syrian civil war2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
Beit Jinn offensive2017–2018 · Wars & conflicts
Oromo conflict1973–2018 · Wars & conflicts
Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya2015–2018 · Sieges
Daraa Governorate campaign2011–2018 · Wars & conflicts
Thomas Fire2017–2018 · Natural disasters
Siege of Northern Homs2012–2018 · Sieges

Founded or built in 2018119

Statue of UnityMonuments
Lakhta CentreBuildings
Landmark 81Buildings
3 World Trade CenterBuildings
China ZunBuildings
Dubai FrameBuildings
Lotus TowerTowers
Casa Grande del PuebloBuildings
Troy MuseumArchaeology
Gliwice ArenaBuildings
Salesforce TowerBuildings
520 Park AvenueBuildings
Big VishnuMonuments
Comcast Technology CenterBuildings
Rzhev Memorial to Soviet SoldierMonuments
50 Hudson YardsBuildings
Toyosu marketHotels & shops
1101 BrickellBuildings
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo CenterSports venues
Hanking CenterBuildings
The LeonardoBuildings
Paris TribunalBuildings
Brisbane SkytowerBuildings
Statue of EqualityMonuments
181 Fremont StreetBuildings
Babillon TowerBuildings
BD BacatáBuildings
Four Seasons Place Kuala LumpurBuildings
Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower ABuildings
One BlackfriarsBuildings

+89 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 2018

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500

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