October 18th, 2004

Born on October 18th, 2004

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, 2004

19

Abdula Bagamayev

Russian footballer

*October 18th, 2004, Nyagan

19

Toby Tse

Hong Kong squash player

*October 18th, 2004, Hong Kong

19

Ibrahim Sesay

Sierra Leonean footballer

*October 18th, 2004, Freetown

19

Drew Hardin

English-American soccer player

*October 18th, 2004, Cambridge

19

Erik Dueñas

American soccer player

*October 18th, 2004, Los Angeles

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

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

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

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

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

26

Nurhayati

Indonesian singer (born 1997)

*October 18th, 1997, Palembang

39

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

*October 18th, 1859, Paris †January 4th, 1941, Paris

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

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

20

Katya Adushkina

Russian videobloger

*October 18th, 2003, Moscow

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

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

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

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

51

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

73

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

Same year
Born in 2004

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

19

Gayle

American singer and songwriter

*June 10th, 2004, Dallas

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

20

Liu Shengshu

Badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

19

Rayhan Fadillah

Badminton player

*May 6th, 2004, Tanah Bumbu Regency

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar City

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

20

Grace VanderWaal

American singer-songwriter

*January 15th, 2004, Lenexa

20

Victor Wembanyama

French basketball player

*January 4th, 2004, Le Chesnay

19

Krisia Todorova

Bulgarian singer

*June 1st, 2004, Varna

19

Lequincio Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*November 26th, 2004, Amsterdam

20

Kaitlyn Maher

American actress

*January 10th, 2004, Novi

20

Linus Gechter

German association football player

*February 27th, 2004, Berlin

20

Millie Bobby Brown

British actress (born. 2004)

*February 19th, 2004, Marbella

19

Letizia Roscher

German figure skater

*October 7th, 2004, Chemnitz

19

Mana Ashida

Japanese actress and singer

*June 23rd, 2004, Nishinomiya

20

Savika Refa Zahira

Indonesian figure skater

*April 4th, 2004, Jakarta

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Leap year

Yes: 2004 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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