October 18th, 1987

Born on October 18th, 1987

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

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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, 1987

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

36

Freja Beha Erichsen

Danish model

*October 18th, 1987, Roskilde

36

Matt Bosher

NFL punter

*October 18th, 1987, Greenacres

36

Sam Clark

Australian actor and musician

*October 18th, 1987, Adelaide

36

Ahmet Kulabas

Footballer

*October 18th, 1987, Esslingen am Neckar

36

Ana Paula Belo

Brazilian handball player

*October 18th, 1987, São Luís

36

Henri Moser

Race driver

*October 18th, 1987, Geneva

36

Michael Hobbs

New Zealand rugby union player

*October 18th, 1987, Wellington

36

Nicola Posener

British actress

*October 18th, 1987, London

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

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

37

Loukas Yorkas

Greek Cypriot singer

*October 18th, 1986, Aradhippou

39

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

33

Bristol Palin

Daughter of Sarah Palin

*October 18th, 1990, Wasilla

38

Tiago Machado

Racing cyclist

*October 18th, 1985, Vila Nova de Famalicão

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

37

Wilma Elles

German actress

*October 18th, 1986, Cologne

39

Jennifer Ulrich

German actress

*October 18th, 1984, East Berlin

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

33

Brittney Griner

American basketball player (born 1990)

*October 18th, 1990, Houston

40

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos

Brazilian association football player

*October 18th, 1983, Salvador

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

32

Tyler Posey

American actor, musician (b. 1991)

*October 18th, 1991, Santa Monica

67

Huell Howser

American television personality

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

Same year
Born in 1987

36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

37

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

*March 6th, 1987, West Berlin

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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