October 18th, 1962

Born on October 18th, 1962

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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, 1962

63

Khalid Hamid

Olympic field hockey player

*October 18th, 1962, Gujranwala

63

Vasanthi Chathurani

Sri Lankan actress

*October 18th, 1962, Sri Lanka

Same year
Born in 1962

64

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

64

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

64

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

64

Nik P.

Austrian singer

*April 6th, 1962, Friesach

63

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

63

Keir Starmer

British lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

*September 2nd, 1962, Southwark

64

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

64

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

64

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

63

Damian Halata

German association football player and manager

*August 8th, 1962, Świętochłowice

63

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

64

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

64

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

63

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

64

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

61

Steve Albini

American record engineer, rock musician and poker player

*July 22nd, 1962, Pasadena †May 7th, 2024, Chicago

63

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

63

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

64

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

63

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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