October 18th, 1630

Born on October 18th, 1630

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

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

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

34

Heinrich von Kleist

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

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

70

Luca Giordano

Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)

*October 18th, 1634, Naples †January 3rd, 1705, Naples

73

Michael Wigglesworth

American puritan minister (1631-1705)

*October 18th, 1631, Yorkshire †June 10th, 1705, Malden

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

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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

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

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

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

87

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

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

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

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

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Born in 1630

54

Charles II of England

British monarch from 1660 to 1685

*May 29th, 1630, London †February 6th, 1685, London

83

Sophia of Hanover

Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701

*October 14th, 1630, The Hague †June 8th, 1714, Hanover

54

John Rogers

English academic in early Colonial America, born 1630

*January 11th, 1630, Coggeshall †July 12th, 1684, Massachusetts

56

Eleonora Gonzaga

Austrian queen

*November 18th, 1630, Mantua †December 6th, 1686, Vienna

83

Lucas van de Poll

Dutch university teacher (1630-1713)

*February 6th, 1630, Utrecht †November 24th, 1713, Utrecht

70

Silvestro Valiero

Doge of Venice (1630-1700)

*March 28th, 1630, Venice †July 7th, 1700, Venice

72

Olaus Rudbeck

Swedish architect (1630-1702)

*September 13th, 1630, Västerås †December 12th, 1702, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

78

Salomon Adler

German painter (1630-1709)

*March 3rd, 1630, Gdańsk †January 11th, 1709, Milan

74

John Howe

English Puritan theologian

*May 17th, 1630, Loughborough †April 2nd, 1705, London

394

Roche Braziliano

Dutch buccaneer

*January 1st, 1630, Groningen

67

Jacob Boreel

Dutch diplomat and politician (1630-1697)

*April 1st, 1630, Amsterdam †August 21st, 1697, Velsen

48

Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*January 25th, 1630, Darmstadt †April 24th, 1678, Darmstadt

84

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort

English noblewoman, gardener and botanist (1630-1715)

*December 16th, 1630, Little Hadham †January 7th, 1715, Chelsea

72

Samuel Oppenheimer

German-Jewish financier

*June 21st, 1630, Heidelberg †May 3rd, 1703, Vienna

87

Étienne Baluze

French scholar (1630-1718)

*November 24th, 1630, Tulle †July 28th, 1718, Paris

60

Wolf Caspar von Klengel

German builder, architect and officer

*June 8th, 1630, Dresden †January 10th, 1691, Dresden

63

Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde

Dutch painter

*January 27th, 1630, Haarlem †November 23rd, 1693, Haarlem

65

Lambert van Haven

Danish architect (1630-1695)

*April 16th, 1630, Bergen †May 9th, 1695, Copenhagen

75

Michael Willmann

German painter (1630-1706)

*September 27th, 1630, Königsberg †August 26th, 1706, Lubiąż

90

Pierre Daniel Huet

French churchman and scholar (1630–1721)

*February 8th, 1630, Caen †January 26th, 1721, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1630 is a normal year and no leap year.

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