October 18th, 1564

Born on October 18th, 1564

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 167,000 days old!

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What happened on October 18th?

October 18th, 2019

Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.

October 18th, 1967

The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus).

October 18th, 1963

The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.

October 18th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.

October 18th, 1748

The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

October 18th, 1587

Filipino sailors disembarked from the Manila galleon Nuestra Señora de Buena Esperanza in what is now Morro Bay, California, the first documented instance of Asians in the Americas.

October 18th, 1565

The first recorded naval battle between Europeans and the Japanese occurred when a flotilla of samurai attacked two Portuguese trade vessels at the Battle of Fukuda Bay in Nagasaki.

October 18th, 1356

The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.

October 18th, 1081

Byzantine–Norman wars: Robert Guiscard led an invasion of the Byzantine Empire, capturing Dyrrhachium in present-day Albania.

October 18th, 0320

Pappus of Alexandria, one of the last great Greek mathematicians of antiquity, observed an eclipse that allowed historians to calculate the approximate dates of his life.

October 18th, 1599

Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the Army of Andrew Báthory in the Battle of Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.

October 18th, 1597

King Philip II of Spain sends his third and final armada against England, but it ends in failure due to storms. The remaining ships are captured or sunk by the English.

October 18th, 1565

Ships belonging to the Matsura clan of Japan fail to capture the Portuguese trading carrack in the Battle of Fukuda Bay, the first recorded naval battle between Japan and the West.

October 18th, 1561

In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima is fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, resulting in a draw.

October 18th, 1540

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 18th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 18th?

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

*October 18th, 1941, Duncan †April 1st, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

*October 18th, 1859, Paris †January 4th, 1941, Paris

87

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden

34

Heinrich von Kleist

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

*October 18th, 1777, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 21st, 1811, Kleiner Wannsee

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

*October 18th, 1960, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

*October 18th, 1926, St. Louis †March 18th, 2017, St. Charles

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

*October 18th, 1945, Gallatin †January 7th, 2013, Palm Springs

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

69

Zhu Xi

Chinese historian, Neoconfucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)

*October 18th, 1130, Youxi County †April 23rd, 1200, People's Republic of China

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

*October 18th, 1948, Trenton †October 27th, 2018, Bowie

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

34

Laci Green

American YouTuber, video blogger, sex educator, and activist.

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

37

Elisabeth of Saxony

Countess Palatine of Simmern (1552-1590)

*October 18th, 1552, Schloss Wolkenstein †April 2nd, 1590, Heidelberg

73

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

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52

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

*March 31st, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon †April 23rd, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon

77

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

*February 15th, 1564, Pisa †January 8th, 1642, Arcetri

55

William Adams

English navigator who travelled to Japan

*September 24th, 1564, Gillingham †May 16th, 1620, Hirado

29

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564–1593)

*February 6th, 1564, Canterbury †May 30th, 1593, Deptford

46

Ernest II

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

*December 31st, 1564, Celle †March 2nd, 1611, Celle

64

Johannes Buxtorf

German Calvinist theologian

*December 25th, 1564, Kamen †September 13th, 1629, Basel

72

Antonius Matthaeus

German jurist (1564-1637)

*December 27th, 1564, Frankenberg †May 28th, 1637, Groningen

68

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

English aristocrat (1564-1632)

*April 27th, 1564, Tynemouth †November 5th, 1632, Petworth

73

Vincenzo Giustiniani

Italian banker and art collector (1564-1637)

*September 13th, 1564, Chios †December 27th, 1637, Rome

62

Pierre Coton

French Jesuit priest (1564-1626)

*January 1st, 1564, Néronde †March 19th, 1626, Paris

54

Johann Domann

German judge and author (1564-1618)

*May 2nd, 1564, Osnabrück †September 20th, 1618, The Hague

39

Johann Adam von Bicken

Archbishop-Elector

*May 27th, 1564, Netphen †January 11th, 1604, Aschaffenburg

72

Karel ze Žerotína

Czech nobleman (1564-1636)

*September 15th, 1564, Brandýs nad Orlicí †October 9th, 1636, Přerov

78

William Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

German Prince

*March 15th, 1564, Harburg †March 30th, 1642, Harburg

45

Joseph Heintz the Elder

Swiss painter (1564-1609)

*June 11th, 1564, Basel †October 15th, 1609, Prague

53

David Fabricius

German astronomer

*March 9th, 1564, Esens †May 7th, 1617, Osteel

69

John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

Duke of Saxe-Coburg

*June 12th, 1564, Gotha †July 16th, 1633, Coburg

67

Federico Borromeo

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1564-1631)

*August 18th, 1564, Milan †September 21st, 1631, Milan

71

Reynier Pauw

Dutch politician (1564-1636)

*July 29th, 1564, Amsterdam †February 19th, 1636, Amsterdam

47

Hans Leo Hassler

German composer and organist (1564-1612)

*November 5th, 1564, Nuremberg †June 8th, 1612, Frankfurt

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Leap year

Yes: 1564 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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