What are the important events that happened on October 18? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 18: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 18 is the 291st day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 5, 2013 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 23,034,240 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontahenagon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 105 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 301 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Out of the blue someone is thinking of you today. If that special someone wants to buy a gift for you, which one will you choose: mini laptops, bath toys or training shoes?
October 18 Historical Events
- 320 –Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest).
- 1210 –Pope Innocent III excommunicates German leader Otto IV.
- 1386 –Opening of the University of Heidelberg.
- 1860 –The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
- 1914 –The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
- 1929 –The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered “Persons” under Canadian law.
- 1944 –Soviet Union begins liberation of Czechoslovakia.
- 1991 –The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
- 2003 –Bolivian Gas War: President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
- 2007 –Karachi bombings: A suicide attack on a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto kills 139 and wounds 450 more. Bhutto herself is not injured.
Who were born on October 18?
- 1868 –Ernst Didring, Swedish author (d. 1931)
- 1903 –Lina Radke, German athlete (d. 1983)
- 1906 –James Brooks, American painter (d. 1992)
- 1952 –Chuck Lorre, American T.V. producer
- 1952 –Jerry Royster, American baseball player
- 1957 –Jon Lindstrom, American actor
- 1961 –Rick Moody, American author
- 1974 –Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
- 1976 –Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer
- 1980 –Josh Gracin, American singer
Who died on October 18?
- 1417 –Pope Gregory XII
- 1739 –Antônio José da Silva, Brazilian-born dramatist (b. 1705)
- 1744 –Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend of Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. 1660)
- 1770 –John Manners, Marquess of Granby, British soldier (b. 1721)
- 1941 –Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal (b. 1860)
- 1959 –Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898)
- 1976 –Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Telugu writer (b. 1895)
- 1988 –Sir Frederick Ashton, British dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
- 2003 –Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spanish writer (b. 1939)
- 2004 –Veerappan, Indian bandit and smuggler (b. 1945)
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