October 18th, 1958

Born on October 18th, 1958

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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, 1958

67

Letitia James

Attorney General of New York since 2019

*October 18th, 1958, Brooklyn

67

Thomas Hearns

American boxer

*October 18th, 1958, Memphis

67

Kjell Samuelsson

Swedish ice hockey player and coach

*October 18th, 1958, Tingsryd

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

68

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

67

Jah Wobble

British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958)

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

68

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

68

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Crown Colony of Malta

68

Jello Biafra

American singer and activist (born 1958)

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

68

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

68

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD), ninth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (2021-2025), Member of the Bundestag

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

67

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

67

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

68

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

68

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

60

Chicho Sibilio

Spanish basketball player and coach (1958–2019)

*October 3rd, 1958, San Cristóbal †August 10th, 2019, San Gregorio de Nigua

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

68

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

68

Alec Baldwin

American actor

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

68

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

68

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

68

Dieter Althaus

German politician

*June 29th, 1958, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

68

Harald Sicheritz

Austrian screenwriter and film director

*June 25th, 1958, Stockholm

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No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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