October 18th, 1982

Born on October 18th, 1982

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, 1982

41

Svetlana Loboda

Ukrainian singer-songwriter

*October 18th, 1982, Irpin

41

Thierry Amiel

French singer

*October 18th, 1982, Marseille

41

Mark Sampson

Football coach (born 1982)

*October 18th, 1982, Cardiff

41

Simon Gotch

American professional wrestler

*October 18th, 1982, Hoboken

41

Michael Dingsdag

Dutch footballer

*October 18th, 1982, Amsterdam

41

Joe Williams

American actor

*October 18th, 1982, Alexandria

41

Izumi Mori

Japanese model and actress

*October 18th, 1982, Minato

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

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

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

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

40

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos

Brazilian association football player

*October 18th, 1983, Salvador

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

39

Jennifer Ulrich

German actress

*October 18th, 1984, East Berlin

38

Tiago Machado

Racing cyclist

*October 18th, 1985, Vila Nova de Famalicão

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

33

Bristol Palin

Daughter of Sarah Palin

*October 18th, 1990, Wasilla

51

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

39

Milo Yiannopoulos

British political commentator

*October 18th, 1984, Kent

37

Loukas Yorkas

Greek Cypriot singer

*October 18th, 1986, Aradhippou

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

49

Axelle Lemaire

French socialist politician

*October 18th, 1974, Ottawa

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

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

Same year
Born in 1982

41

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian-born rapper, singer and actress (born 1982)

*December 8th, 1982, Saint James

41

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*October 21st, 1982, Bagan Serai

41

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

42

Huang Sui

Badminton player

*January 8th, 1982, Hunan

42

Inez Bjørg David

German actress

*February 6th, 1982, Aarhus

42

Kamila Augustyn

Badminton player

*January 14th, 1982, Słupsk

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

42

Ekaterina Ananina

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1982, Perm

41

Christoph Letkowski

German actor and musician

*June 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

42

Verena Bentele

German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD)

*February 28th, 1982, Lindau

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

35

Anthony Delhalle

French motorcycle racer

*January 11th, 1982, Chartres †March 9th, 2017, Circuit Paul Armagnac

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

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No: With 365 days 1982 is a normal year and no leap year.

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