October 18th, 1683

Born on October 18th, 1683

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

Born on October 18th, 1683

64

Anton thor Helle

Estonian Bible translator

*October 18th, 1683, Tallinn †April 13th, 1748, Rae Rural Municipality

68

Augustin Leyser

German jurist (1683-1752)

*October 18th, 1683, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †May 4th, 1752, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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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

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

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

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

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

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

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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

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

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

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

72

Eugene of Savoy

Prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire

*October 18th, 1663, Paris †April 21st, 1736, Vienna

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

*October 18th, 1831, Neues Palais in Potsdam †June 15th, 1888, Neues Palais in Potsdam

73

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

95

Ernest Simoni

Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1928, Blinisht

Same year
Born in 1683

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

62

Philip V of Spain

King of Spain from 1700 to 1746

*December 19th, 1683, Versailles †July 9th, 1746, Madrid

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

63

Alessandro Gregorio Capponi

Italian archaeologist (1683-1746)

*March 12th, 1683, Rome †September 21st, 1746, Rome

75

Bernardo de' Dominici

Italian painter and art historian (1683-1759)

*December 13th, 1683, Naples †April 30th, 1759, Naples

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

58

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

German botanist (1683-1741)

*March 13th, 1683, Gardelegen †August 12th, 1741, Regensburg

66

Conyers Middleton

English 18th-century clergyman and writer

*December 27th, 1683, Richmond †July 28th, 1750, Hildersham

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

23

Dalai Lama 06 Tsangyang Gyatso

Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet (1683-1706)

*March 1st, 1683, Tawang †November 15th, 1706, Qinghai

70

Maria Anna of Austria

Portuguese queen

*September 7th, 1683, Linz †August 14th, 1754, Lisbon

54

Caroline of Ansbach

Queen Consort of Great Britain and Electress Consort of Hanover (1683-1737)

*March 1st, 1683, Residenz Ansbach †November 20th, 1737, St James's Palace

84

Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

Russian general (1683-1767)

*May 9th, 1683, Berne †October 16th, 1767, Saint Petersburg

77

Christoph Graupner

German composer

*January 13th, 1683, Kirchberg †May 10th, 1760, Darmstadt

80

Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy

Italian noblewoman

*September 11th, 1683, Paris †October 11th, 1763, Turin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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