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October 18: Day of the Week
October 18, 2024 is the 292nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
October 18 Historical Event(s)
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.
1599
Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the Army of Andrew Bathory in the Battle of Şelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.
1648
Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor organization.
1779
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
1860
The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
1921
The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the RSFSR.
1945
A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against then president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day.
1964
The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair closes for its first season after a six-month run.
2003
Bolivian Gas War: President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
Who were born on October 18?
1662
Matthew Henry, English minister (d. 1714)
1865
Arie de Jong, Dutch linguist (d. 1957)
1894
H. L. Davis, American author (d. 1960)
1909
Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. 2004)
1932
Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuanian politician
1940
Cynthia Weil, American songwriter
1959
Chris Russo, American sports talk show host
1970
Mike Starink, Dutch television presenter and stage actor
1974
Candy Lo, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
2001
Annelise Manojlovic, English actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AQHJFOEAYO? Check your answers here: Word scramble AQHJFOEAYO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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