October 18th, 1977

Born on October 18th, 1977

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, 1977

46

Jyothika

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1977, Mumbai

46

Kunal Kapoor

Indian actor (born 1977)

*October 18th, 1977, Mumbai

46

Swapnil Joshi

Indian actor

*October 18th, 1977, Mumbai

46

Jeff Clarke

Canadian soccer player

*October 18th, 1977, New Westminster

46

Ryan Nelsen

New Zealand association football player

*October 18th, 1977, Christchurch

46

Paul Stalteri

Soccer player

*October 18th, 1977, Etobicoke

46

David Vuillemin

French motocross rider

*October 18th, 1977, Berre-l'Étang

46

Jeremy Riddle

American musician

*October 18th, 1977, Mount Holly Township

46

Thes One

American rapper

*October 18th, 1977, Torrance

46

Gloc-9

Filipino rapper

*October 18th, 1977, Binangonan

46

Emanuel Ortega

Argentine pop singer

*October 18th, 1977, Buenos Aires

46

G-Rod

American actor

*October 18th, 1977, Puerto La Cruz

26

Osman Albayrak

Turkish politician (1977-2004)

*October 18th, 1977, Turkey †August 3rd, 2004

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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

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

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

51

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

49

Axelle Lemaire

French socialist politician

*October 18th, 1974, Ottawa

39

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

45

Frauenarzt

German rapper from Berlin

*October 18th, 1978, Berlin

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

50

Sergey Bezrukov

Russian actor and singer (born 1973)

*October 18th, 1973, Moscow

50

John Baldwin

American figure skater

*October 18th, 1973, Dallas

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

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

33

Bristol Palin

Daughter of Sarah Palin

*October 18th, 1990, Wasilla

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

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

45

Mike Tindall

English rugby union player

*October 18th, 1978, Otley

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46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

47

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

47

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

47

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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