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This day in history: September 18

1. 1918

   World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

2. 1948

   The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

3. 1950

   Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest that the KPA would advance in the war.

4. 1961

   An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.

5. 1962

   Aeroflot Flight 213 crashed into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.

6. 1964

   The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens.

7. 1981

   While posing as an aristocrat, Belgian serial killer Nestor Pirotte murdered an antiques dealer in Brussels, for which crime he was sentenced to death.

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