October 18th, 1645

Born on October 18th, 1645

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What happened on October 18th?

October 18th, 1993

Nihilism, the first professional runway show from the British designer Alexander McQueen, was staged in London.

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, 1906

The Robert Burns Memorial Statue, the first public statue erected in New Brunswick, was dedicated in Fredericton.

October 18th, 1887

Johannes Brahms (pictured) conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.

October 18th, 1630

Frendraught Castle in Scotland, the home of James Crichton of Frendraught, burns down.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1645

50

Jean de La Bruyère

17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)

*August 16th, 1645, Paris †May 11th, 1696, Versailles

50

Johann Ambrosius Bach

German musician, father to Johann Sebastian Bach (1645-1695)

*February 24th, 1645, Erfurt †February 24th, 1695, Eisenach

56

William Kidd

Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean

*January 1st, 1645, Dundee †May 23rd, 1701, Wapping

76

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans

French princess

*July 28th, 1645, Château de Blois †September 17th, 1721, Paris

55

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

Mexican humanist and writer (1645-1700)

*August 14th, 1645, Mexico City †August 22nd, 1700, Mexico City

53

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

Regent of East Frisia (1645-1699)

*October 21st, 1645, Stuttgart †May 16th, 1699, Bruchhausen-Vilsen

67

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

British politician (1645-1712)

*June 15th, 1645, Breage †September 15th, 1712, St Albans

81

Arent de Gelder

Dutch painter (1645–1727)

*October 26th, 1645, Dordrecht †August 27th, 1727, Dordrecht

49

Johann Heinrich Horb

German author, historian and theologian

*June 11th, 1645, Colmar †January 26th, 1695, Billstedt

68

Haquin Spegel

Swedish archbishop (1645-1714)

*June 14th, 1645, Ronneby church parish †April 17th, 1714, Uppsala

49

Johann Heinrich am Ende

German painter (1645-1695)

*August 24th, 1645, Pirna †April 25th, 1695, Leipzig

54

Louis Jolliet

Canadian explorer

*September 21st, 1645, Quebec City †November 30th, 1699, St. Lawrence River

31

Francis I Rákóczi

Hungarian prince of Transylvania

*February 24th, 1645, Alba Iulia †July 8th, 1676, Zborov

65

Eusebio Kino

Italian Jesuit missionary

*August 10th, 1645, Predaia †March 15th, 1711, Magdalena de Kino

59

Michał Stefan Radziejowski

Catholic cardinal (1645-1705)

*December 3rd, 1645, Radziejowice †October 13th, 1705, Gdańsk

68

Hans Carl von Carlowitz

German forester (1645-1714)

*December 24th, 1645, Rabenstein †March 3rd, 1714, Freiberg

58

Robert White

English draughtsman and engraver (1645-1703)

*January 1st, 1645, London †January 1st, 1703, Greater London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1645 is a normal year and no leap year.

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