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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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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)
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.
1356
Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys the town of Basel, Switzerland.
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.
1797
Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria
1851
Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
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.
1944
Soviet Union begins liberation of Czechoslovakia.
1954
Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
2011
Gilad Shalit is released.
Who were born on October 18?
1741
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1859
Henri Bergson, French philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 1941)
1902
Pascual Jordan, German physicist (d. 1980)
1920
Melina Mercouri, Greek actress and cultural minister (d. 1994)
1927
George C. Scott, American actor (d. 1999)
1928
Keith Jackson, American football commentator
1951
Pam Dawber, American actress
1955
Rita Verdonk, Dutch politician
1964
Dan Lilker, American musician Anthrax, S.O.D., Nuclear Assault, and Brutal Truth
1968
Michael Stich, German tennis player
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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 NKANLGOWAEXA? Check your answers here: Word scramble NKANLGOWAEXA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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