October 18th, 1805

Born on October 18th, 1805

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

63

Mongkut

King of Siam from 1851 to 1868

*October 18th, 1804, Thonburi †October 1st, 1868, Grand Palace

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

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

34

Heinrich von Kleist

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

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

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

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

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

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

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

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

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

68

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)

*October 18th, 1799, Metzingen †August 29th, 1868, Baden-Baden

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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

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

68

Justo José de Urquiza

Argentine politician and military

*October 18th, 1801, Entre Ríos Province †April 11th, 1870, San José palace

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

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

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

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

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38

Joseph Smith

Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)

*December 23rd, 1805, Sharon †June 27th, 1844, Carthage

70

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer (1805–1875)

*April 2nd, 1805, Odense †August 4th, 1875, Copenhagen

66

Hugo von Mohl

German botanist (1805–1872)

*April 8th, 1805, Stuttgart †April 1st, 1872, Tübingen

60

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish mathematician and astronomer

*August 4th, 1805, Dublin †September 2nd, 1865, Dublin

66

Giuseppe Mazzini

Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher

*June 22nd, 1805, Genoa †March 10th, 1872, Pisa

73

Frederick Smith

British entomologist (1805 – 1879)

*December 30th, 1805, London †February 16th, 1879

89

Ferdinand de Lesseps

French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal

*November 19th, 1805, Versailles †December 7th, 1894, Guilly

53

Alexis de Tocqueville

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

*July 29th, 1805, Paris †April 16th, 1859, Cannes

63

Thomas Graham

Chemist (1805–1869)

*December 20th, 1805, Glasgow †September 11th, 1869, London

43

Sarah Fuller Flower Adams

English poet, hymnwriter

*February 22nd, 1805, Old Harlow †August 14th, 1848, Greater London

73

William Lloyd Garrison

American journalist and abolitionist

*December 10th, 1805, Newburyport †May 24th, 1879, New York City

75

Louis Auguste Blanqui

French socialist and political activist (1805-1881)

*February 7th, 1805, Puget-Théniers †January 1st, 1881, Paris

59

Robert Fitzroy

Royal Navy officer and scientist (1805–1865)

*July 5th, 1805, Bury St Edmunds †April 30th, 1865, London

54

Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

German mathematician (*1805 – †1859)

*February 13th, 1805, Düren †May 5th, 1859, Göttingen

70

Marie d'Agoult

Franco-German romantic author and historian (1805-1876)

*December 31st, 1805, Frankfurt †March 5th, 1876, Paris

87

John Obadiah Westwood

English entomologist and archaeologist (1805-1893)

*December 22nd, 1805, Sheffield †January 2nd, 1893, Oxford

56

Jonas Furrer

Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1805-1861)

*March 3rd, 1805, Winterthur †July 25th, 1861, Bad Ragaz

70

Ferenc Toldy

Hungarian literary critic

*August 10th, 1805, Buda †December 10th, 1875, Budapest

80

Tomás Villalba

Uruguayan politician

*December 9th, 1805, Dolores †July 12th, 1886, Montevideo

44

Juan Arolas

Spanish writer

*June 20th, 1805, Barcelona †November 25th, 1849, Valencia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1805 is a normal year and no leap year.

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