October 18th, 1884

Born on October 18th, 1884

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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

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

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

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

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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

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

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

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

83

Annette Hanshaw

1901-1985 American singer

*October 18th, 1901, Manhattan †March 13th, 1985, New York City

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

77

Pascual Jordan

German physicist and politician (1902-1980)

*October 18th, 1902, Hanover †July 31st, 1980, Hamburg

67

Huell Howser

American television personality

*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

95

Ernest Simoni

Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1928, Blinisht

80

Pierre Trudeau

Prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984

*October 18th, 1919, Montreal †September 28th, 2000, Montreal

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

80

Evelyn Venable

American actress

*October 18th, 1913, Cincinnati †November 15th, 1993, Coeur d'Alene

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

77

Ivanoe Bonomi

Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45

*October 18th, 1873, Mantua †April 20th, 1951, Rome

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87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

31

Rembrandt Bugatti

1884-1916 Italian sculptor

*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of Paris

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer

*June 30th, 1884, Paris †April 13th, 1966, Valmondois

78

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*October 11th, 1884, Manhattan †November 7th, 1962, Upper East Side

64

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

*October 11th, 1884, Wrocław †March 30th, 1949, Buenos Aires

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas City

48

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright

*August 26th, 1884, Warren †April 5th, 1933, Pasadena

57

Hugh Walpole

British writer

*March 13th, 1884, Auckland †June 1st, 1941, London

35

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)

*July 12th, 1884, Livorno †January 24th, 1920, Paris

94

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

German art dealer and historian (1884-1979)

*June 25th, 1884, Mannheim †January 11th, 1979, 6th arrondissement of Paris

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

*December 2nd, 1884, Nîmes †October 9th, 1968, Paris

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

*September 24th, 1884, İzmir †December 25th, 1973, Ankara

62

Laurette Taylor

American stage and silent film actress

*April 1st, 1884, New York City †December 7th, 1946, New York City

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

*December 25th, 1884, Tarentum †January 17th, 1967, Santa Monica

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

*August 13th, 1884, Michelbach am Wald †May 3rd, 1956, Heilbronn

68

Erima Northcroft

New Zealand judge

*December 2nd, 1884, Hokitika †October 10th, 1953

78

Gustave Garrigou

French racing cyclist

*September 24th, 1884, Vabre-Tizac †January 28th, 1963, Esbly

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

*December 3rd, 1884, Ziradei Block †February 28th, 1963, Patna

63

Hideki Tojo

Japanese politician, army officer, and convicted war criminal (1884–1948)

*December 30th, 1884, Kōjimachi-ku †December 23rd, 1948, Sugamo Prison

64

Edvard Beneš

Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948)

*May 28th, 1884, Kožlany †September 3rd, 1948, Sezimovo Ústí

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Leap year

Yes: 1884 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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