October 18: Day of the Week
October 18, 2022 is the 291st day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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.
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October 18 Historical Event(s)
- 1016The Danes defeat the Saxons in the Battle of Ashingdon.
- 1081The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
- 1356Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys the town of Basel, Switzerland.
- 1386Opening of the University of Heidelberg.
- 1599Michael 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.
- 1748Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 1779American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
- 1797Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria
- 1954Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
- 1967The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
Who were born on October 18?
- 1741Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
- 1854Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (d. 1911)
- 1926Chuck Berry, American musician
- 1951Pam Dawber, American actress
- 1965Zakir Naik, Indian Islamic speaker and doctor
- 1966Slavi Trifonov, Bulgarian showman
- 1970José Padilla, American convicted terrorist
- 1978Jaime Koeppe, Canadian professional fitness expert
- 1978Jake Farrow, American actor
- 1998Julia Wróblewska, Polish actress
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