Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 18
October 18, 2024 is the 292nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 18
- 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.
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.
- 1779 –American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
- 1867 –United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
- 1921 –The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the RSFSR.
- 1968 –The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a “black power” salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.
- 1977 –German Autumn: a set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns-Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is murdered and various RAF members allegedly commit suicide.
Who were born on October 18?
- 1547 –Justus Lipsius, Flemish humanist (d. 1606)
- 1902 –Miriam Hopkins, American actress (d. 1972)
- 1934 –Chuck Swindoll, American evangelist
- 1949 –Gary Richrath, American musician (REO Speedwagon)
- 1951 –Pam Dawber, American actress
- 1956 –Jim Talent, American politician
- 1958 –Kjell Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1969 –Volker Neumüller, German music talent manager
- 1978 –Jake Farrow, American actor
- 1985 –Derrick Tribbett, American musician (Twisted Method)
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