October 18th, 1822

Born on October 18th, 1822

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, 1822

60

Midhat Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)

*October 18th, 1822, Constantinople †April 26th, 1883, Ta'if

58

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr.

American politician (1822-1881)

*October 18th, 1822, Caroline County †August 20th, 1881, White Sulphur Springs

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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

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

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

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

80

Juan Valera

Spanish writer (1824–1905)

*October 18th, 1824, Cabra †April 18th, 1905, Madrid

34

Heinrich von Kleist

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

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

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

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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

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

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

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

59

Charles Christian Nahl

American artist (1818-1878)

*October 18th, 1818, Kassel †March 1st, 1878, San Francisco

63

Mongkut

King of Siam from 1851 to 1868

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

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

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Born in 1822

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

72

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

*December 27th, 1822, Dole †September 28th, 1895, Saint-Cloud

72

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

63

Ulysses S. Grant

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*April 27th, 1822, Point Pleasant †July 23rd, 1885, Wilton

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 22nd, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

79

Agnes von Auer

German writer

*December 22nd, 1822, Königsberg †July 7th, 1902, Königsberg

62

Victor Massé

French composer

*March 7th, 1822, Lorient †July 5th, 1884, Paris

73

Gabriel Milin

French politician (1822-1895)

*September 3rd, 1822, Saint-Pol-de-Léon †December 27th, 1895, Île-de-Batz

88

Francis Galton

English polymath: geographer, statistician, eugenicist (*1822 – †1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

66

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

78

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (1822-1901)

*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, Paris

65

Matthew Arnold

British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)

*December 24th, 1822, Laleham †April 15th, 1888, Liverpool

90

Frédéric Passy

French economist and statesman (1822-1912)

*May 20th, 1822, Paris †June 12th, 1912, Neuilly-sur-Seine

80

Ludwig Hammers

German politician (1822-1902)

*March 4th, 1822, Wassenberg †June 3rd, 1902, Düsseldorf

75

Fritz Müller

German-Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)

*March 31st, 1822, Windischholzhausen †May 21st, 1897, Blumenau

79

Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte

Dutch politician (1822-1902)

*March 22nd, 1822, Goes †March 3rd, 1902, The Hague

63

Philibert Bellemain

French architect (1822-1886)

*June 29th, 1822, Lyon †February 1st, 1886, 1st arrondissement of Lyon

66

August von Pettenkofen

Austrian artist

*May 10th, 1822, Vienna †March 21st, 1889, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1822 is a normal year and no leap year.

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