October 18th, 2020

Born on October 18th, 2020

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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

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

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

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

34

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

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

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

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

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

39

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

33

Bristol Palin

Daughter of Sarah Palin

*October 18th, 1990, Wasilla

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

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

67

Huell Howser

American television personality

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

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

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

51

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

73

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

26

Nurhayati

Indonesian singer (born 1997)

*October 18th, 1997, Palembang

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

77

Jacques Higelin

French actor and singer (1940-2018)

*October 18th, 1940, Brou-sur-Chantereine †April 6th, 2018, Nogent-sur-Marne

95

Ernest Simoni

Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1928, Blinisht

38

Tiago Machado

Racing cyclist

*October 18th, 1985, Vila Nova de Famalicão

57

Stéphane Brizé

French film director and screenwriter

*October 18th, 1966, Rennes

71

Chuck Lorre

American television director, screenwriter, producer, composer and actor

*October 18th, 1952, Bethpage

49

Axelle Lemaire

French socialist politician

*October 18th, 1974, Ottawa

37

Loukas Yorkas

Greek Cypriot singer

*October 18th, 1986, Aradhippou

39

Jennifer Ulrich

German actress

*October 18th, 1984, East Berlin

80

Pierre Trudeau

Prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984

*October 18th, 1919, Montreal †September 28th, 2000, Montreal

32

Tyler Posey

American actor, musician (b. 1991)

*October 18th, 1991, Santa Monica

83

Annette Hanshaw

1901-1985 American singer

*October 18th, 1901, Manhattan †March 13th, 1985, New York City

34

Heinrich von Kleist

German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

*October 18th, 1777, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 21st, 1811, Kleiner Wannsee

40

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos

Brazilian association football player

*October 18th, 1983, Salvador

80

Evelyn Venable

American actress

*October 18th, 1913, Cincinnati †November 15th, 1993, Coeur d'Alene

33

Brittney Griner

American basketball player (born 1990)

*October 18th, 1990, Houston

50

Sergey Bezrukov

Russian actor and singer (born 1973)

*October 18th, 1973, Moscow

46

Jyothika

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1977, Mumbai

71

George C. Scott

American actor, film director and producer (1927–1999)

*October 18th, 1927, Wise †September 22nd, 1999, Westlake Village

50

John Baldwin

American figure skater

*October 18th, 1973, Dallas

39

Milo Yiannopoulos

British political commentator

*October 18th, 1984, Kent

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