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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

Birthdays and future age on October 18th, 2240

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Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

253

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

256

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

280

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

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

293

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

256

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

251

Laci Green

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

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

284

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

290

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

312

Ernest Simoni

Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1928, Blinisht

256

Robert Harting

German discus thrower

*October 18th, 1984, Cottbus

268

Karl Nehammer

Chancellor of Austria since 2021

*October 18th, 1972, Vienna

250

Bristol Palin

Daughter of Sarah Palin

*October 18th, 1990, Wasilla

288

Chuck Lorre

American television director, screenwriter, producer, composer and actor

*October 18th, 1952, Bethpage

274

Stéphane Brizé

French film director and screenwriter

*October 18th, 1966, Rennes

266

Axelle Lemaire

French socialist politician

*October 18th, 1974, Ottawa

255

Tiago Machado

Racing cyclist

*October 18th, 1985, Vila Nova de Famalicão

243

Nurhayati

Indonesian singer (born 1997)

*October 18th, 1997, Palembang

294

Howard Shore

Canadian film score composer (born 1946)

*October 18th, 1946, Toronto

254

Loukas Yorkas

Greek Cypriot singer

*October 18th, 1986, Aradhippou

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