October 18th, 1966

Born on October 18th, 1966

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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, 1966

57

Stéphane Brizé

French film director and screenwriter

*October 18th, 1966, Rennes

57

Guillaume de Tonquédec

French actor born 1966

*October 18th, 1966, Paris

57

Angela Visser

Dutch female model

*October 18th, 1966, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

57

Slavi Trifonov

Bulgarian musician and actor

*October 18th, 1966, Pleven

57

Bill Stewart

American jazz drummer

*October 18th, 1966, Des Moines

57

Dave Price

American television personality

*October 18th, 1966, Poughkeepsie

57

Gjertrud L. Jynge

Norwegian actress

*October 18th, 1966, Tromsø Municipality

57

Aileen Tan

Singaporean actress

*October 18th, 1966, Singapore

57

Sam Jenkins

American actress

*October 18th, 1966, Pittsburgh

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

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

58

Zakir Naik

Indian Islamic preacher

*October 18th, 1965, Mumbai

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

51

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

*October 18th, 1948, Trenton †October 27th, 2018, Bowie

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

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

56

Matthias Aebischer

Swiss television presenter, politician and radio host

*October 18th, 1967, Schwarzenburg

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

73

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

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

58

Frank Schaff

German actor and voice actor

*October 18th, 1965, West Berlin

49

Axelle Lemaire

French socialist politician

*October 18th, 1974, Ottawa

39

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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