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October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 18, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 74 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Sanctum Sepulchrum also called the Church of the Resurrection, ( Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως Naos tis Anastaseos Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah Tāriqu l-Ḥākim, called bi Amr al-Lāh ( Arabic: الحاكم بأمر الله; literally "Ruler by God's Command" was the sixth Fatimid Bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet usually the Earth.
• 1016 - The Danes defeat the Saxons in the Battle of Ashingdon. The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. The Battle of Ashingdon was fought on October 18, 1016, at Assandun which is now believed to be Ashdon, rather than Ashingdon in southeast
• 1081 - The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. The Battle of Dyrrhachium (near present-day Durrës in Albania) took place on 18 October 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor
• 1210 - Pope Innocent III excommunicates German leader Otto IV . Pope Innocent III ( February 22, 1161 &ndash June 16, 1216) born Lotario de' Conti di Segni, was Pope from January Otto IV of Brunswick (1175 or 1176 – May 19, 1218) was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on sole king from 1208 on and emperor
• 1356 - Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly.
• 1386 - Opening of the University of Heidelberg
• 1561 - Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts. The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg ( University of Heidelberg, Ruperto Carola, Heidelberg University, or simply Heidelberg) is a The ( December 1, 1521 &ndash May 13, 1573) of Shinano and Kai Provinces was a preeminent Daimyo or feudal lord was a Daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku Period of Japan.
• 1648 - Boston Shoemakers form first U. S. labor organization.
• 1685 - Louis XIV of France revokes the Edict of Nantes, which has protected French Protestants. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598 by Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinist Protestants of
• 1748 - Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The second Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ( Aachen) of 1748 ended the War of the Austrian Succession. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe
• 1767 - Mason-Dixon line, survey separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Mason–Dixon Line (or "Mason and Dixon's Line" is a Demarcation line between four U The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• 1775 - African-American poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American
• 1851 - Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet Moby-Dick is an 1851 Novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Richard Bentley ( January 27, 1662 &ndash July 14, 1742) was an English Theologian, classical scholar and London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1860 - The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom The Convention of Peking or the First Convention of Peking is the name used for three different treaties which were concluded between Qing China and the Several documents titled " Treaty of Tien-tsin " ( Traditional Chinese: 天津條約 Simplified Chinese: 天津条约 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Tiáoyuē Unequal Treaties is a term used in reference to the type of Treaties signed by several East Asian states including Qing Dynasty China, late
• 1867 - United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Alaska Purchase (otherwise known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox) by the United States from the Russian Empire occurred in 1867 at the behest Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day. Alaska Day is a legal holiday in the US state of Alaska, observed on October 18.
• 1898 - United States takes possession of Puerto Rico. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}}
• 1908 - Belgium annexes the Congo Free State. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Congo Free State was a Corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization the
• 1912 - The First Balkan War begins. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece
• 1922 - The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating For biologic transmitters see Transmitter substance. A transmitter is an electronic device which usually with the aid of an antenna For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit
• 1925 - The Grand Ole Opry opens in Nashville, Tennessee. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society
• 1944 - Adolf Hitler orders the establishment of a German national militia. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service
• 1944 - Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• 1945 - The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the USA's plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs ( December 29, 1911 &ndash January 28, 1988) was a German -born theoretical physicist and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a
• 1945 - A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, staged a coup d'etát against then president Isaías Medina Angarita, who was overthrown by the end of the day. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Marcos Pérez Jiménez ( April 25, 1914 &ndash September 20, 2001) was a soldier and President of Venezuela from 1952 Carlos Román Delgado Chalbaud Gómez ( Caracas, 20 January 1909 – Caracas, 13 November 1950 was President of Venezuela from 1948 to 1950 Isaías Medina Angarita ( July 6 1897 in San Cristóbal Venezuela – September 15 1953 in Caracas) was a Venezuelan
• 1954 - Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Texas Instruments ( better known in the electronics industry (and popularly as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA This article is about an electronic device For the fourth studio album by M
• 1964 - The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes for its first season after a six-month run. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major World's Fair to be held in New York City
• 1967 - The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Venera 4 ( Russian:Венера-4 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University
• 1968 - The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends two black athletes for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Black Power is a racially based Political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City
• 1968 - Bob Beamon sets a world record of 8. Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former Track and field athlete best known for his long-standing A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event 90m in the long jump at the Mexico City games. The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City This becomes the longest unbroken track and field record in history, standing for 23 years, and is later named by Sports Illustrated magazine as one of the five greatest sporting moments of the 20th century. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• 1977 - German Autumn: a set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns-Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is executed and various RAF members allegedly commit suicide. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The German Autumn ( Deutscher Herbst) was a set of events in late 1977 revolving around the Kidnapping and murder of former Nazi party member and In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one The West German government states that it would never again negotiate with terrorists. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
• 1989 - East German leader Erich Honecker resigns. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic
• 1991 - Azerbaijan declares independence from USSR. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 2003 - Bolivian Gas War: President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, is forced to resign and leave Bolivia. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Bolivian gas conflict was a social confrontation in Bolivia centering on the exploitation of the country's vast Natural gas reserves The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Sánchez Bustamante (born July 1, 1930, La Paz) familiarly known as "Goni" is a Bolivian politician The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
• 2007 - After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. The 2007 Karachi bombing of October 18, 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan, was an attack on a motorcade carrying former Prime Minister Bhutto escaped uninjured.

Births

• 1127 - Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇 Go-Shirakawa-tennō) ( October 18, 1127 &ndash April 26, 1192 1192)
• 1405 - Pope Pius II (d. Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini ( Latin Aeneas Sylvius; October 18, 1405 &ndash August 14, 1464) 1464)
• 1517 - Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. Manuel da Nóbrega (old spelling Manoel da Nóbrega) (1517 Sanfins do Douro Trás-os-Montes, Portugal - 1570 was a Portuguese Jesuit priest 1570)
• 1547 - Justus Lipsius, Flemish humanist (d. Justus Lipsius, Joost Lips or Josse Lips ( 18 October 1547 — 23 March 1606) was a Flemish Philologist 1606)
• 1569 - Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. Giambattista Marino (also Giovan Battista Marino; 14 October 1569 - 25 March 1625) was an Italian poet who was born in 1625)
• 1595 - Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. Edward Winslow (1595 &ndash 1655 was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. 1655)
• 1634 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. Luca Giordano ( October 18, 1634 &ndash January 12, 1705) was an eclectic peripatetic and influential Italian late Baroque 1705)
• 1653 - Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Abraham van Riebeeck ( October 18, 1653 - November 17, 1713) was a Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. 1713)
• 1662 - Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Matthew Henry ( 18 October 1662 &ndash 22 June 1714) was an English Non-conformist clergyman 1714)
• 1668 - John George IV, Elector of Saxony (d. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Georg IV (b Dresden, 18 October 1668 - d Dresden, 27 April 1694) was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1694)
• 1679 - Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. Ann Putnam Jr ( October 18, 1679 &ndash 1716 Along with Elizabeth "Betty" Parris, Mary Walcott and Abigail Williams The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court Trials to prosecute people accused of Witchcraft in Essex 1716)
• 1701 - Charles le Beau, French historian (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles le Beau ( October 18, 1701 - March 13, 1778) was a French historical writer 1778)
• 1706 - Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (d. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Baldassare Galuppi ( October 18, 1706 &ndash January 3, 1785) was an Italian Composer from Venice, noted 1785)
• 1741 - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos ( October 18, 1741, Amiens, France - September 5, 1803, Taranto 1803)
• 1777 - Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist ( October 18, 1777 &ndash November 21, 1811) was a German Poet, Dramatist, 1811)
• 1785 - Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Love Peacock ( October 18, 1785 - January 23, 1866) was an English satirist and Author. 1866)
• 1854 - Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year William (Billy Lloyd Murdoch ( 18 October 1854 – 18 February 1911) was an Australian Cricketer, who captained the Australian 1911)
• 1859 - Henri Bergson, French philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1941)
• 1865 - Arie de Jong, Dutch linguist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Doctor Arie de Jong ( Dutch: (ˈaːri dəˈjɔŋ October 18, 1865 in Jakarta - October 12, 1957 in Putten, Netherlands 1957)
• 1865 - Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist and critic (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Logan Pearsall Smith ( October 18, 1865 – March 2, 1946) was an American Essayist and critic and a notable writer on historical 1946)
• 1868 - Ernst Didring, Swedish author (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Ernst Didring was an early 20th century author who wrote mainly of life in his home country of Sweden ( October 18 1868, Stockholm - October 1931)
• 1870 - Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Japanese scholar (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1966)
• 1873 - Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ivanoe Bonomi ( October 18 1873 &ndash April 20 1951) was an Italian politician and statesman before and after World War In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's 1951)
• 1882 - Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lucien Georges Mazan ( October 18, 1882 &ndash December 20, 1917) was an Argentine Racing cyclist (pseudonym Lucien 1917)
• 1893 - Georges Ohsawa, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Ohsawa, born, was the founder of the Macrobiotic diet and Philosophy. 1966)
• 1894 - H. L. Davis, American author (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harold Lenoir Davis ( October 18, 1894 – October 31, 1960) also known as H 1960)
• 1897 - Isabel Briggs Myers, American psychological theorist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Isabel Briggs Myers ( 18 October 1897 &ndash May 5, 1980[http //www 1980)
• 1900 - Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Lotte Lenya ( October 18, 1898 &ndash November 27, 1981) was an Austrian Singer and Actress. 1981)
• 1902 - Miriam Hopkins, American actress (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ellen Miriam Hopkins ( October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar -nominated American actress 1972)
• 1902 - Pascual Jordan, German physicist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pascual Jordan (b October 18, 1902 in Hanover, Germany; d July 31, 1980 in Hamburg, Federal Republic 1980)
• 1903 - Lina Radke, German athlete (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Karoline ("Lina" Radke-Batschauer ( October 18, 1903 &ndash February 14, 1983) was a German runner. 1983)
• 1904 - A. J. Liebling, American journalist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Abbott Joseph Liebling ( October 18, 1904 &ndash December 28, 1963) was an American Journalist who was closely associated 1963)
• 1905 - Jan Gies, Dutch resistance fighter (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jan Gies ( October 18, 1905 - January 26, 1993) was a member of the Dutch Resistance who with his wife Miep, helped 1993)
• 1906 - James Brooks, American painter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Biography James Brooks ( October 18, 1906 &ndash March 9, 1992) was an American Muralist, Abstract painter 1992)
• 1909 - Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Norberto Bobbio ( Turin October 18, 1909 &ndash Turin January 9, 2004) was an Italian philosopher of law and 2004)
• 1913 - Robert Gilruth, American aviation and space pioneer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Rowe Gilruth ( October 18 1913 - August 17 2000) was an American aviation and space pioneer 2000)
• 1915 - Victor Sen Yung, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Victor Sen Yung ( 揚[[wikt 森|森]] Pinyin: Yáng Sēn (born October 18, 1915 in San Francisco California – died November 1980)
• 1918 - Bobby Troup, American musician (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bobby Troup ( October 18 1918 - February 7 1999) was an American Actor, Jazz Pianist and Songwriter 1999)
• 1919 - Ric Nordman, Canadian politician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rurik (Ric Nordman (born October 18, 1919 in Cypress River, Manitoba, died July 29, 1996 in Winnipeg, 1996)
• 1919 - Anita O'Day, American singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Anita O'Day ( October 18, 1919 &ndash November 23, 2006) was an American Jazz singer 2006)
• 1919 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 2000)
• 1920 - Melina Mercouri, Greek actress and political activist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Melina Mercouri ( Greek: Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri) ( Athens Greece, October 18, 1920 1994)
• 1921 - Jesse Helms, U. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman S. Senator from North Carolina
• 1924 - Hugh Allan "Buddy" MacMaster, Canadian musician
• 1925 - Ramiz Alia, political leader of Albania
• 1926 - Chuck Berry, American musician
• 1926 - Klaus Kinski, German actor (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster CM, ONS, LLD (born October 18, 1924) is one of the most renowned artists in the tradition Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born October 18, 1925) was the communist leader of Albania from 1985 to 1992 and President of the Republic of Albania from 1991 to 1992 This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Klaus Kinski ( October 18, 1926 &ndash November 23, 1991) was a German Actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen 1991)
• 1927 - George C. Scott, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. 1999)
• 1928 - Keith Jackson, American football commentator
• 1929 - Violeta Chamorro, President of Nicaragua
• 1931 - Chris Albertson, American jazz historian
• 1932 - Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuanian politician
• 1933 - Forrest Gregg, American football player
• 1934 - Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Jackson (born October 18, 1928) is an American former Sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports television Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (born October 18, 1929) is a Nicaraguan political leader and Publisher. The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christiern Gunnar Albertson (born October 18, 1931) is a New York City -based Jazz Journalist, Writer and Record producer Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Vytautas Landsbergis (born October 18, 1932) is a Lithuanian conservative Politician and Member of the Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alvis Forrest Gregg (born October 18, 1933 in Birthright Texas) is a former American football player and coach in the NFL. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Calvin Lockhart (born Bert Cooper; October 18, 1934 - March 29, 2007) was a Bahamian -American Actor on 2007)
• 1934 - Inger Stevens, Swedish actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Inger Stevens ( October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy -nominated Swedish-American 1970)
• 1934 - Chuck Swindoll, American evangelist
• 1935 - Peter Boyle, American actor (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Rozell "Chuck" Swindoll (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian Pastor, Author, Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Lawrence "Pete" Boyle ( October 18, 1935 &ndash December 12, 2006) was an American Actor. 2006)
• 1937 - Cynthia Weil, American songwriter
• 1938 - Dawn Wells, American actress
• 1939 - Mike Ditka, American football player, coach, and commentator
• 1939 - Lee Harvey Oswald, purported American assassin of John F. Kennedy (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cynthia Weil (born October 18 1940, New York) is a prominent American Songwriter. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dawn Elberta Wells (born October 18, 1938, in Reno, Nevada) is an American actress best known for her television work in the 1960s particularly Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Keller Ditka Jr (born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie Pennsylvania) also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of 1963)
• 1939 - Flavio Cotti, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1942 - Larry Pickering, Australian newspaper cartoonist
• 1943 - Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Danish politician
• 1945 - Chris Shays, Member of the United States Congress from Connecticut
• 1945 - Huell Howser, American TV host
• 1945 - Yıldo, Turkish famous showman and football player
• 1946 - James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter
• 1946 - Howard Shore, Canadian film composer
• 1947 - Job Cohen, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam
• 1947 - Joe Morton, American actor
• 1947 - Laura Nyro, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Flavio Cotti born on October 18 in Prato-Sornico, 1939 is a Swiss Politician. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Pickering (born October 18, 1942) is an Australian political cartoonist caricaturist and illustrator of books and calendars Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Birthe Johanne Sparrevohn Rønn Hornbech (born 18 October 1943 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician member of the Folketing (the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Christopher H Shays (born October 18 1945) is an American politician has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945 in Gallatin Tennessee) is a television personality best-known for his travel shows for PBS affiliate Yıldo, real name Ahmet Yıldırım Benayyat (b 18 October 1945) is a famous Turkish Showman (talk show host Actor, retired Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Robert Baker (October 18 1946 – November 5 1997 was an American author of sharply satirical predominantly gay-themed Transgressional fiction. Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award -winning Canadian Composer Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marius Job Cohen (born 18 October 1947) is the current Mayor of Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Joseph Morton Jr (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage television and film actor Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro) ( October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American Composer, Lyricist 1997)
• 1947 - Paul Chuckle, British comedian
• 1948 - Ntozake Shange, American author
• 1949 - Joe Egan, British musician (Stealers Wheel)
• 1949 - George Hendrick, baseball player
• 1949 - Gary Richrath, American musician (REO Speedwagon)
• 1950 - Om Puri, Indian actor
• 1950 - Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Paul Chuckle (born Paul William Elliot on October 18 1947 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is one-half and Comic foil, of Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay (born October 18 1948) is an African American Playwright, dancer actor director Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Egan (Irish name Seosamh MacAodhagain (born Joseph Egan 18 October 1949 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish Singer and Songwriter Stealers Wheel was a Scottish folk / rock band formed in Paisley, Scotland in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan and George Andrew Hendrick Jr (born October 18 1949 in Los Angeles California) is a former Outfielder for six major league teams most Gary Richrath (born 18 October 1949, Peoria, Illinois) was a member of the band REO Speedwagon from 1971 until 1989 REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian Actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as Art films Wendy Wasserstein ( October 18 1950 – January 30 2006) was an American Playwright and an Andrew Dickson White 2006)
• 1950 - Sheila White, English actress
• 1951 - Mike Antonovich, American ice hockey player and executive
• 1951 - Terry McMillan, American author
• 1951 - Pam Dawber, American actress
• 1952 - Bảo Ninh, Vietnamese novelist
• 1952 - Jerry Royster, American baseball player
• 1954 - Liz Burch, Australian actress
• 1955 - Timmy Mallett, British TV presenter
• 1955 - David Twohy, American movie director and screenwriter
• 1955 - Rita Verdonk, Dutch politician
• 1956 - Martina Navrátilová, Czech-born tennis player
• 1956 - Craig Bartlett, American animator
• 1956 - Jim Talent, American politician
• 1957 - Doug Isaacson, Alaskan politician
• 1957 - Catherine Ringer, French singer and songwriter (Les Rita Mitsouko)
• 1958 - Corinne Bohrer, American actress
• 1958 - Thomas Hearns, American boxer
• 1958 - Kjell Samuelsson, National Hockey League defenseman
• 1959 - Kirby Chambliss, Aerobatic pilot and Red Bull Air Racer
• 1959 - Milčo Mančevski, Macedonian film director and screenwriter
• 1959 - John Nord, former American pro wrestler
• 1959 - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, American sports talk show host
• 1959 - Steve Swayne, Dartmouth Professor
• 1960 - Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor
• 1960 - Erin Moran, American actress
• 1961 - Wynton Marsalis, American musician
• 1961 - Rick Moody, American author
• 1961 - Erin Moran American actress
• 1962 - Vincent Spano, American actor
• 1964 - Dan Lilker, American musician, bassist for Anthrax, S.O.D., Nuclear Assault, and Brutal Truth
• 1965 - Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist
• 1969 - Nelson Vivas, Argentine former footballer
• 1970 - José Padilla, American former gang member and alleged supporter of terrorism
• 1970 - Doug Mirabelli, American baseball player
• 1972 - Alex Tagliani, Quebec racing driver
• 1973 - Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer
• 1974 - Robbie Savage, Welsh footballer
• 1974 - Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
• 1974 - Candy Lo, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
• 1975 - Alex Cora, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1976 - Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer
• 1977 - Ryan Nelsen, New Zealand footballer
• 1978 - Wesley Jonathan, American actor
• 1978 - Mike Tindall, English rugby union player
• 1987 - Zac Efron, American actor
• 1987 - Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model
• 1990 - Carly Schroeder, American actress
• 1991 - Tyler Posey, American actor

• 1998 - Julia Wróblewska, Polish actress
• 2001 - Annelise Manojlovic, English actress

Deaths

• 1035 - Sancho III of Navarre
• 1101 - Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sheila White (born October 18, 1950 in London) is an English actress and West End musical star Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Mike Antonovich (born October 18, 1951 in Calumet Minnesota) is a former professional ice hockey player and coach Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951, in Port Huron Michigan) is an African-American Author. Pam Dawber (born October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her title role as Mindy Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bảo Ninh (born on October 18, 1952) is a Vietnamese novelist and short story writer Jeron Kennis Royster (born October 18, 1952 in Sacramento California) was a Third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actress Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Timmy Mallett (born on 18 October, 1955, Marple, Cheshire, England) is a TV presenter and broadcaster who achieved David Neil Twohy ( 18 October 1955 &mdash is an American movie director and Screenwriter. Drs Maria Cornelia Frederika ("Rita" Verdonk (born 18 October 1955) is a Dutch Politician who was minister for Immigration Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Craig Michael Bartlett (born October 18, 1956 in Seattle Washington) is an Animator best-known for creating the television series James Matthes "Jim" Talent (born October 18 1956 is an American politician and former Senator from Missouri. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Douglas W Isaacson, (Doug Isaacson (born October 18 1957 was elected mayor of North Pole Alaska in October 2006 Catherine Ringer (born October 18, 1957, Suresnes, France) is a French singer musician songwriter dancer choreographer and actress Les Rita Mitsouko was a French Pop rock group formed by Guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Corinne Bohrer (born October 18 1958 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is an American movie and television actress Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, raised in Detroit) is an American 8-time world champion professional Kjell Samuelsson (born 18 October, 1958 in Tingsryd, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional Ice hockey defenseman who The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirby Chambliss (born October 18, 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American Commercial pilot and a renowned world The Red Bull Air Race World Series, established in 2003 and created by Red Bull, is an international series of air races in which competitors have to navigate a challenging The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milčo Mančevski (Милчо Манчевски) (born 18 October 1959 in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day the Republic of Macedonia John Nord (born October 18 1959) is a retired American professional wrestler. Christopher Michael Russo (born October 18, 1959) known as the " Mad Dog," is an American sports radio personality who is best Steven R Swayne is an associate professor of music at Dartmouth College. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erin Marie Moran (born October 18, 1960) is an American Actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wynton Learson Marsalis (b October 18, 1961) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. Rick Moody (born Hiram Frederick Moody III, October 18 1961) is an American Novelist and Short story writer best known for Erin Marie Moran (born October 18, 1960) is an American Actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American actor Spano was born in Brooklyn New York to Italian American parents Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Dan Lilker (born October 18, 1963 in Bayside New York) is a Musician from the United States, most know as a bass player but Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Nuclear Assault is an American Thrash metal / crossover band formed in 1984. Brutal Truth are an American Deathgrind band from New York City, formed by by ex- Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965 in Boise, Idaho) is an American Jazz Vocalist / Saxophonist / Guitarist Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson David Vivas (born October 18, 1969 in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Padilla (born October 18, 1970) also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted Douglas Anthony Mirabelli (born October 18, 1970 in Kingman Arizona) is a Free agent Major League Baseball Catcher Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexandre Tagliani ( Born October 18 1972) is an Italian Canadian Auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Michalis Kapsis (Μιχάλης Καψής (born on October 18 1973 in Nikaia) is a Greek football player who is currently a Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Robert William "Robbie" Savage (born October 18 1974) is a professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder. Anders Peter Svensson (born 18 October 1974, in Jönköping, Sweden) is a Guitarist with the Indie rock band The Cardigans is a Swedish English language band formed in the town of Jönköping in 1992 Candy Lo is a Canto-[[Chinese rock|rock]] Singer-songwriter and Actress from Hong Kong. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Alexander "Alex" Cora (born October 18, 1975 in Caguas Puerto Rico) is a utility Infielder for the Boston Red Sox Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese Actress and Singer. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ryan William Nelsen (born October 18 1977 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Wesley Jonathan (born October 18 1978) is an American Actor. Biography Wesley Jonathan Waples was born in Michael James Tindall, MBE (born October 18, 1978 in Otley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a Rugby union footballer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American Actor and Singer. Freja Beha Erichsen (born October 18 1987 in Roskilde, Denmark) also known as Freja Beha, is a Danish model Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American film and television actress Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Tyler Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American Actor. Filmography Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Julia Wróblewska (born on October 18 1998 in Warsaw, Poland) is now one of the most recognizable Child actresses in her native Poland Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Annelise Hope Manojlovic (born 18 October 2001 in St James Hospital Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a child actress who has been playing Gabrielle Sancho III Garcés (late 10th century &ndash 18 October 1035) called the Great ( Spanish: el Mayor or el Grande) was Henry I ( 4 May 1008 &ndash 4 August 1060) was King of France from 1031 to his death 1053)
• 1141 - Margrave Leopold IV of Austria
• 1417 - Pope Gregory XII
• 1503 - Pope Pius III (b. Leopold IV, the Generous (c 1108&ndash October 18, 1141) was Margrave of Austria from 1136 and Duke of Bavaria from 1139 until his Pope Gregory XII (died October 18, 1417) born Angelo Correr or Corraro, Pope from 1406 to 1415 succeeded Pope Pope Pius III ( May 29, 1439 &ndash October 18, 1503) born Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, was Pope from September 1439)
• 1541 - Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland (b. Margaret Tudor ( 28 November, 1489 &ndash 18 October 1541) was the elder of the two surviving daughters of Henry VII of England 1489)
• 1545 - John Taverner, English composer
• 1558 - Maria of Austria, wife of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (b. Not to be confused with John Tavener John Taverner (c 1490 &ndash 18 October 1545) was an English Composer 1505)
• 1564 - Johannes Acronius Frisius, German physician and mathematician (b. Johannes Acronius (or Atrocianus) Frisius (1520 Akkrum, Frisia - 18 October 1564) was a Dutch doctor 1520)
• 1570 - Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (b. Manuel da Nóbrega (old spelling Manoel da Nóbrega) (1517 Sanfins do Douro Trás-os-Montes, Portugal - 1570 was a Portuguese Jesuit priest 1517)
• 1604 - Igram van Achelen, Dutch statesman (b. Igram van Achelen (1528 's-Hertogenbosch - 18 October 1604, Mechelen) was a Dutch Statesman. 1528)
• 1646 - Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (b. Saint Isaac Jogues ( January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit priest, Missionary, and Martyr 1607)
• 1667 - Fasilides, Emperor of Ethiopia
• 1678 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (b. The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary Jacob Jordaens ( May 19, 1593 - October 18, 1678) was one of three Flemish Baroque painters, along with Peter Paul Rubens 1593)
• 1739 - Antônio José da Silva, Brazilian-born dramatist (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a António José da Silva ( 8 May 1705 – 18 October, 1739) was a Portuguese - Brazilian Dramatist, known as "the 1705)
• 1744 - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend of Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sarah Churchill ( née Jenyns spelt Jennings in most modern references Duchess of Marlborough (5 June 1660 (old style &ndash 18 October 1744 Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of 1660)
• 1770 - John Manners, Marquess of Granby, British soldier (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday General John Manners Marquess of Granby PC, ( Kelham, 2 January 1721 &ndash 18 October 1770, Scarborough 1721)
• 1775 - Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian August Crusius ( January 10, 1715 &ndash October 18, 1775) was a German Philosopher and theologian 1715)
• 1817 - Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, French composer (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Etienne Henri (or Nicolas) Méhul ( June 22, 1763 - October 18, 1817) was a French Composer, "the 1763)
• 1871 - Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1791)
• 1865 - Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "Lord Palmerston" and "Henry Temple" redirect here The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1784)
• 1886 - Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold ( February 17, 1796 in Würzburg - October 18, 1866 in Munich) was a German physician 1796)
• 1889 - Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antonio Meucci ( Florence, April 13, 1808 &ndash October 18, 1889) was an Italian -born inventor who developed a form of 1808)
• 1893 - Charles Gounod, French composer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father 1818)
• 1911 - Alfred Binet, French psychologist (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alfred Binet ( July 8, 1857 &ndash October 18, 1911) French Psychologist and Inventor of the first usable 1857)
• 1921 - King Ludwig III of Bavaria (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ludwig III ( Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; English: Louis Leopold Joseph Mary Aloysius Alfred) ( January 7, 1845 1845)
• 1931 - Thomas Edison, American inventor (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1847)
• 1932 - Ioannis Chrysafis, Greek gymnast (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Ioannis Chrysafis (1873 - October 12 1932 was a Greek gymnast. 1873)
• 1941 - Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7^th President of Portugal (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE (mɐnuˈɛɫ tɐiˈʃɐiɾɐ ˈgomɨʃ Portimão, May 27 1862 - Bougie, October 18 has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da 1860)
• 1942 - Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov ( Ufa - October 18, 1942, Moscow) was a leading representative of religious Symbolism in Russian 1862)
• 1948 - Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinrich Alfred Hermann Walther von Brauchitsch ( 4 October 1881 &ndash 18 October 1948) was an aristocratic German field 1881)
• 1959 - Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (أحمد بوغيرا العوافي ( October 15, 1898 &ndash October 18, 1959) was an French 1898)
• 1961 - Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American actress (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a popular Japanese-American stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific during the Silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s 1892)
• 1965 - Henry Travers, British actor (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Henry Travers ( March 5, 1874 &ndash October 18, 1965) was an English Actor. 1874)
• 1966 - Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Arden ( December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United 1878)
• 1966 - Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant (Kmart) (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kmart (sometimes spelled as " K-Mart " is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U 1867)
• 1973 - Margaret Caroline Anderson, American magazine publisher (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Margaret Caroline Anderson ( November 24, 1886 - October 18, 1973) was founder and editor of the celebrated literary magazine The 1886)
• 1973 - Leo Strauss, German-American philosopher (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leo Strauss (September 20 1899 &ndash October 18 1973 was a German -born Jewish-American political philosopher who specialized in the study of classical 1899)
• 1975 - Al Lettieri, American actor (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Al Lettieri (born Alessandro Lettieri, February 24 1928 – October 18 1975) was an Italian American Actor, 1928)
• 1976 - Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Telugu writer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viswanatha Satyanarayana (b 10 September 1895 &ndash d 18 October 1976) popularly known as the Kavi Samraat (Emperor of Poetry 1895)
• 1977 - Red Army Faction Stammheim Prison suicides
• 1977 - Andreas Baader (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one Stammheim Prison (Justizvollzugsanstalt Stuttgart-Stammheim is a Prison in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany. Andreas Bernd Baader ( 6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977) was one of the first leaders of the German organization Red Army Faction 1943)
• 1977 - Gudrun Ensslin (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gudrun Ensslin (ˈguːdʁuːn ˈɛnsliːn 15 August 1940 – 18 October 1977) was a founder of the German terrorist group 1940)
• 1977 - Jan-Carl Raspe (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan-Carl Raspe ( July 24, 1944 - October 18, 1977) was a member of the German Militant group the Red Army Faction 1944)
• 1978 - Ramón Mercader, Assassin of Leon Trotsky (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jaume Ramón Mercader del Río Hernández ( February 7 1914 &ndash October 18 1978) was a Catalan Communist who became Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij 1914)
• 1982 - Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (February 13 1885 – October 18 1982 widely known as Bess Truman, was the wife of Harry S First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1885)
• 1982 - Dwain Esper, American film director (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dwain Esper ( October 7, 1892 — October 18, 1982) was a director and producer of Exploitation films (some of which 1892)
• 1982 - Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1907)
• 1982 - John Robarts, Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC ( January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. 1917)
• 1983 - Willie Jones, baseball player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Willie Edward Jones ( August 16 1925 – October 18 1983) nicknamed "Puddin' Head" was a Major League Baseball Third 1925)
• 1983 - Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diego Abad de Santillán (1897&ndash1983 born Sinesio Vaudilio García Fernández, was an Author, Economist and leading figure in the Spanish 1897)
• 1984 - Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jon-Erik Hexum ( November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984) was an American Actor and model, best known for 1957)
• 1984 - Henri Michaux, French painter and poet (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Henri Michaux ( May 24, 1899 - October 18, 1984) was a highly idiosyncratic Belgian Poet, Writer and painter 1899)
• 2000 - Julie London, American singer and actress (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Julie London ( September 26, 1926 &ndash October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress 1926)
• 2000 - Gwen Verdon, American dancer and actress (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gwyneth Evelyn “Gwen” Verdon (January 13 1925 – October 18 2000 was an American Dancer and Actress. 1925)
• 2001 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Micheline Ostermeyer ( December 23, 1922 &ndash October 17, 2001) was a French athlete and pianist. 1922)
• 2002 - Nikolai Rukavishnikov, cosmonaut (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov ( Russian: Николай Николаевич Рукавишников September 18, 1932, Tomsk – 1932)
• 2002 - Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Roman Tam, known by the stage name Lo man (羅文 nickname Law Kee (蘿記 was a renowned Cantopop singer 1950)
• 2003 - Preston Smith, Governor of Texas (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Preston Earnest Smith ( March 8, 1912 October 18, 2003) was a Democratic Governor of Texas from 1969-1973 1912)
• 2003 - Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spanish writer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ( Barcelona, July 27, 1939 - Bangkok, October 18, 2003) was a prolific Spanish Writer 1939)
• 2004 - Veerappan, Indian bandit and smuggler (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Koose Muniswamy Veerappan ( January 18, 1952 &ndash October 18, 2004) was a notorious bandit of India who operated on 1945)
• 2005 - John Hollis, British actor (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hollis ( 24 January 1931 - 18 October 2005) was a British actor 1931)
• 2005 - Johnny Haynes, English footballer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005 better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 1934)
• 2005 - Bill King, American sports broadcaster (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the British author and games designer see William King (author For the British naval officer yachtsman and author see Commander Bill 1927)
• 2006 - Mario Francesco Cardinal Pompedda (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo Mario Francesco Cardinal Pompedda JUD ( 18 April 1929 – 18 October 2006) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman 1929)
• 2006 - Anna Russell, English music satirist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Russell, née Anna Claudia Russell-Brown ( 27 December 1911 - 18 October 2006) was an English – Canadian 1911)
• 2007 - Alan Coren, English writer and satirist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alan Coren (27 June 1938 &ndash 18 October 2007 was an English humorist, Writer and satirist who was well known as a regular panellist 1938)
• 2007 - William J. Crowe, American admiral and ambassador (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral William James Crowe Jr ( January 2 1925 &ndash October 18 2007) was a United States Navy Admiral who 1925)
• 2007 - Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Michael DeDomenico Sr ( September 29, 1915 – October 18, 2007) was an American entrepreneur and one of the inventors 1915)
• 2007 - Lucky Dube, South African musician (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced doo-bay) ( August 3, 1964 &ndash October 18, 2007) was a South African Reggae 1964)

Holidays and observances

• R.C. Church, Anglican communion, et alii - Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist
• Also see October 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Saint Justus of Beauvais
• USA : Alaska: Alaska Day
• French Republican Calendar - Piment (Chili Pepper) Day, twenty-seventh day in the Month of Vendémiaire

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches Luke the Evangelist ( Hebrew: לוּקָֻא Greek: Loukás) was an early Christian leader who is said by tradition to be the author of Oct 17 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 19 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on October 31 by Old Calendarists Saint Justus of Beauvais ( c 278— c 287 is a semi-legendary Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Alaska Day is a legal holiday in the US state of Alaska, observed on October 18. The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or chili, is the fruit of the plants from the Genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar.

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