October 18th, 1980

Born on October 18th, 1980

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, 1980

43

Hannes Lambert

German actor and voice actor

*October 18th, 1980, Dresden

43

Josh Gracin

American country music singer

*October 18th, 1980, Westland

43

Natasha Rothwell

American writer, actress and comedian

*October 18th, 1980, Wichita

43

Sarah Blackwood

Canadian singer-songwriter

*October 18th, 1980, Burlington

43

Birsen Yavuz

Turkish female springer (b.1980)

*October 18th, 1980, Berlin

43

Raphaël Desroses

French basketball player

*October 18th, 1980, Melun

43

Amol Kolhe

An actor well known for playing on screen Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Raja Shivachatrapati (2008) Marathi TV serial, Member of Parliment 2019

*October 18th, 1980, Narayangaon

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 18th?

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

39

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

51

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

44

Jaroslav Drobný

Czech footballer

*October 18th, 1979, Počátky

40

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos

Brazilian association football player

*October 18th, 1983, Salvador

38

Tiago Machado

Racing cyclist

*October 18th, 1985, Vila Nova de Famalicão

41

Svetlana Loboda

Ukrainian singer-songwriter

*October 18th, 1982, Irpin

39

Jennifer Ulrich

German actress

*October 18th, 1984, East Berlin

33

Bristol Palin

Daughter of Sarah Palin

*October 18th, 1990, Wasilla

49

Axelle Lemaire

French socialist politician

*October 18th, 1974, Ottawa

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

44

Yukiko Akaba

Japanese long-distance runner (track and field), coach

*October 18th, 1979, Tochigi Prefecture

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Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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