April 18

Today in History
• 1521 - Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther
• 1506 - The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid in the Vatican
• 1663 - Osman declares war on Austria
• 1676 - Sudbury, Mass attacked by Indians
• 1775 - Paul Revere and William Dawes warn "British are coming!"
• 1797 - France and Austria signs cease fire
• 1853 - 1st train in Asia (Bombay to Tanna, 36 km)
• 1902 - Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Adult Autism Awareness Day
• International Day for Monuments and Sites
• Linemen Appreciation Day
• National Exercise Day
• National Newspaper Columnists Day
• Pet Owners Independence Day
• Tax Day
• World Amateur Radio Day

Birthdays
• 1480 - Lucretia Borgia, murderess, poison, daughter, Pope Alexander VI
• 1590 - Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey, 1603-17
• 1797 - Louis-Adolphe Thiers, president of France
• 1803 - Charles Ferdinand Pahud, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1856-61)
• 1813 - James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist
• 1857 - Clarence Darrow, defense attorney at Scopes monkey trial
• 1889 - Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and aboriginal rights fighter
• 1902 - Giuseppe Pella, 31st Prime Minister of Italy