Tukuk-OS📅 October 18
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 18? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 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.
- 1993 — Nihilism, the first professional runway show from the British designer Alexander McQueen, was staged in London.
- 1968 — At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon (pictured) achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years.
1968 Summer OlympicsBob BeamonAthletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
- 1967 — The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus).
- 1963 — The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
- 1943 — Pere Areny, convicted of the murder of his brother, became the last person to be executed by Andorra.
- 1906 — The Robert Burns Memorial Statue, the first public statue erected in New Brunswick, was dedicated in Fredericton.
Robert Burns Memorial Statue (Fredericton)New BrunswickFredericton
- 1887 — Johannes Brahms (pictured) conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.
- 1873 — Renton defeated Kilmarnock 2–0 in the opening match of the inaugural Scottish Cup.
- 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.
American Revolutionary WarPatriot (American Revolution)Royal Navy
- 1748 — The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
War of the Austrian SuccessionTreaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
- 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.
- 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.
- 1356 — The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
- 1081 — Byzantine–Norman wars: Robert Guiscard led an invasion of the Byzantine Empire, capturing Dyrrhachium in present-day Albania.
- 320 — 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.
Births
- 2000 — Sophie Thatcher, American actress
- 1998 — Janalynn Castelino, Italian-Indian singer-songwriter
- 1996 — Terance Mann, American basketball player
- 1994 — Enhō Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1994 — Pascal Wehrlein, German-Mauritian race car driver
- 1993 — Ivan Cavaleiro, Portuguese footballer
- 1992 — John John Florence, American surfer
- 1992 — Barry Keoghan, Irish actor
- 1991 — Roly Bonevacia, Dutch footballer
- 1991 — Tyler Posey, American actor and musician
- 1991 — Toby Regbo, English actor
- 1991 — Zohran Mamdani, American politician, mayor of New York City
Deaths
- 2025 — Sam Rivers, American bassist (born 1977)
- 2025 — Yang Chen-Ning, Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922)
- 2025 — Lia Smith, American diver and transgender rights advocate.
- 2024 — Yehuda Bauer, Israeli historian of the Holocaust (born 1926)
- 2024 — Ginés González García, Argentine politician and physician (born 1945)
- 2022 — Harvey Wollman, American politician, 26th Governor of South Dakota (born 1935)
- 2021 — Colin Powell, American military leader and statesman, 65th Secretary of State (born 1937)
- 2020 — René Felber, 81st President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1933)
- 2019 — Rui Jordão, Angolan-born Portuguese footballer (born 1952)
- 2018 — Lisbeth Palme, Swedish child psychologist, former chairwoman of UNICEF (born 1931)
- 2018 — Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, 5th President of the Sudan (born 1934)
- 2017 — Marino Perani, Italian football player and manager (born 1939)
Observances & holidays
- Alaska Day (Alaska, United States)
- Christian feast day: Asclepiades of Antioch
- Christian feast day: Isaac Jogues
- Christian feast day: Luke the Evangelist
- Christian feast day: Monon
- Christian feast day: Peter of Alcantara, can also be celebrated on October 19.
- Christian feast day: October 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Restoration of Independence (Azerbaijan), celebrates the independence of Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Day of Restoration of Independence (Azerbaijan)AzerbaijanSoviet Union
- Necktie Day (Croatia)
- Persons Day (Canada)
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