Born in 2018
Turns 8 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 2018
2018 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $51.50Add their name
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BACK TO 2018 · New Zealand
A little history to go with their gift.
France beat Croatia 4–2 on 15 July to win the football World Cup. SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy with a red Tesla as its demonstration payload, and BTS became the first K-pop act to top the US albums chart.
What happened in 2018?
Falcon Heavy launches a red Tesla
SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Centre on February 6, 2018, carrying a Tesla Roadster as a demonstration payload.
Team USA finishes PyeongChang with 23 medals
The United States finished fourth at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics with 23 medals, including nine gold, on February 25, 2018.
Lewis Hamilton secures a fifth world title
Lewis Hamilton secured his fifth Formula One drivers’ title on October 28 at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Firsts and new ideas
Donald Trump serves as president in 2018
Trump’s first State of the Union as president took place on January 30.
TikTok unites with Musical.ly
On August 2, 2018, TikTok and Musical.ly were combined under the TikTok name in a worldwide app transition.
Number ones and music in 2018
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Drake opens at No. 1 with “God’s Plan”
Drake’s God’s Plan opened at No. 1 on Billboard’s U.S. Hot 100 dated February 3, 2018, giving the year an immediate chart landmark.
Havana topped Canada's 2018 chart
Camila Cabello's Havana was No. 1 on the 2018 Billboard Canadian Hot 100 year-end chart.
Prices and everyday money in 2018
New Zealand figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol (annual avg.) | $2.10 | litre MBIE via Figure.NZ |
| Average total weekly earnings (including overtime), full-time-equivalent employees (FTEs), total all sectors and sexes | NZ$1,227.85 | per week Stats NZ |
| Bread – white sliced loaf | NZ$1.10 | 600 g loaf Stats NZ |
| Milk – standard homogenised | NZ$3.56 | 2 litre container Stats NZ |
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