October 18th, 1794

Born on October 18th, 1794

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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

Born on October 18th, 1794

64

Ferdinand Schubert

Austrian composer (1794-1859)

*October 18th, 1794, Vienna †February 26th, 1859, Vienna

Same year
Born in 1794

76

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist (1794-1871)

*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac

70

James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London

70

Achille Valenciennes

French zoologist, ichthyologist, and malacologist

*August 9th, 1794, Paris †April 13th, 1865, Paris

86

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

74

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

German botanist (1794-1868)

*April 17th, 1794, Erlangen †December 13th, 1868, Munich

70

Edward Everett

American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)

*April 11th, 1794, Dorchester †January 15th, 1865, Boston

83

Elias Magnus Fries

Swedish biologist considered to be one of the founding fathers of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms (1794–1878)

*August 15th, 1794, Femsjö †February 8th, 1878, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

82

Cornelius Vanderbilt

American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

*May 27th, 1794, Staten Island †January 4th, 1877, Manhattan

71

Joseph Lebeau

Belgian politician (1794-1865)

*January 3rd, 1794, Huy †March 19th, 1865, Huy

55

René Lesson

French surgeon, naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist (1794-1849)

*March 20th, 1794, Rochefort †April 28th, 1849, Rochefort

75

Ignaz Moscheles

Bohemian conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1794–1870)

*May 23rd, 1794, Prague †March 10th, 1870, Leipzig

62

Wei Yuan

Qing dynasty Chinese scholar (1794-1857)

*April 23rd, 1794, Shaoyang †March 26th, 1857, Hangzhou

69

Eilhard Mitscherlich

German chemist

*January 7th, 1794, Oldenburg †August 28th, 1863, Berlin

32

Wilhelm Müller

German poet (1794-1827)

*October 7th, 1794, Dessau †September 30th, 1827, Dessau

83

William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)

*November 3rd, 1794, Cummington †June 12th, 1878, New York City

67

Wilhelm Hensel

German painter

*July 6th, 1794, Trebbin †November 26th, 1861, Berlin

67

Alessandro Riberi

Italian politician (1794-1861)

*April 24th, 1794, Stroppo †November 18th, 1861, Cuneo

74

Gustav Friedrich Waagen

German art historian (1794–1868)

*February 11th, 1794, Hamburg †July 15th, 1868, Copenhagen

31

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German princess

*January 28th, 1794, Hildburghausen †April 6th, 1825, Biebrich

58

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan

American politician (1794-1852)

*March 31st, 1794, New Castle †July 9th, 1852, Reading

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No: With 365 days 1794 is a normal year and no leap year.

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