What is 1818?
{{Year nav|1818}} {{Year in various calendars|1818}} '''1818''' ([[Roman numerals|MDCCCXVIII]]) was a [[common year]] [[Common year starting on Thursday|starting on Thursday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] and a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] in the [[Julian calendar]]. == Events == * [[January 3]]: [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] occulted (block from view) [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. * [[February 12]]: [[Chile]] became independent from [[Spain]]. * [[December 3]]: [[Illinois]] becomes a state. [[Category:1818| ]]