October 18

Events

 * - The, a Christian in , is completely destroyed by the   , who hacks the Church's foundations down to.
 * - The s defeat the s in the.
 * - The defeat the  in the.
 * - Pope excommunicates German leader.
 * -, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of.
 * - Opening of the
 * - --  defeats  in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
 * - Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor organization.
 * - revokes the, which has protected French Protestants.
 * - Signing of the ends the.
 * -, survey separating from  is completed.
 * - poet  freed from slavery.
 * - 's  is first as The Whale by  of.
 * - The finally ends at the  with the ratification of the, an.
 * -   after purchasing it from  for $7.2 million.  Celebrated annually in the state as.
 * - The First in the  between  and.
 * - takes possession of.
 * - annexes the.
 * - The begins.
 * - The (later Corporation)  is founded by a, to establish a nationwide network of s to provide a national  service.
 * -   scores four s in the first quarter of a game against the.
 * - The opens in.
 * - Women are considered "Persons" under.
 * - orders the establishment of a German national.
 * 1944  -  invades.
 * - The 's nuclear program receives plans for the 's from  at the.
 * 1945  - A group of the n Armed Forces, led by,  and , staged a  against then president , who was overthrown by the end of the day.
 * - announces the first.
 * - The closes for its first season after a six-month run.
 * - The probe  reaches  and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
 * - The suspends two black athletes for giving a "" salute during a victory ceremony at the.
 * 1968  -  sets a  of 8.90m in the  at the .  This becomes the longest unbroken  record in history, standing for 23 years, and is later named by  magazine as one of the five greatest sporting moments of the.
 * - : a set of events revolving around the of  and the  of a  flight by the  (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is executed and various RAF members allegedly commit . The  government states that it would never again negotiate with.
 * - leader  resigns.
 * - declares independence from.
 * - :, is forced to resign and leave.
 * - Release date for computer game
 * - After 8 years in exile, returns to her homeland . The same night, suicide attackers, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured.

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. )
 * -, Flemish humanist (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, Plymouth Colony founder (d. )
 * -, Italian artist (d. )
 * -, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. )
 * -, English non-conformist minister (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American accuser in the (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, French general and author (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, English satirist (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, French philosopher, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Dutch linguist (d. )
 * 1865  -, American essayist and critic (d. )
 * -, Swedish author (d. )
 * -, Japanese scholar (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Argentine-French cyclist (d. )
 * -, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American psychological theorist (d. )
 * -, Austrian singer and actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1902  -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, German athlete (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, Dutch resistance fighter (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. )
 * -, American aviation and space pioneer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * 1919  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1919  -, 15th  (d. )
 * -, Greek actress and political activist (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from North Carolina
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, political leader of
 * -, American musician
 * 1926  -, German actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American football commentator
 * -, American jazz historian
 * -, Lithuanian politician
 * -, American football player
 * -, Swedish actress (d. )
 * 1934  -, American evangelist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * -, American football player, coach, and commentator
 * 1939  -, purported American assassin of  (d. )
 * -, member of the Swiss Federal Council
 * -, Australian newspaper cartoonist
 * -, Member of the United States Congress from Connecticut
 * -, American TV host
 * 1945  -, Turkish famous showman and football player
 * -, American novelist, screenwriter
 * 1946  -, Canadian film composer
 * -, Dutch politician, mayor of
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * 1947  -, American singer and songwriter (d. )
 * 1947  -, British comedian
 * -, American author
 * -, British musician
 * 1949  -, baseball player
 * 1949  -, American musician
 * -, Indian actor
 * 1950  -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, American ice hockey player and executive
 * 1951  -, American author
 * 1951  -, American actress
 * -, Vietnamese novelist
 * 1952  -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, British TV presenter
 * 1955  -, American movie director and screenwriter
 * 1955  -, Dutch politician
 * -, Czech-born tennis player
 * 1956  -, American animator
 * 1956  -, American senator from Missouri
 * -, Alaskan politician
 * 1957  -, French singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1958  -, American boxer
 * 1958  -,  defenseman
 * -, Aerobatic pilot and r
 * -, Macedonian film director and screenwriter
 * 1959  -, former American pro wrestler
 * 1959  -, American sports talk show host
 * 1959  -, Dartmouth Professor
 * -, Belgian actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1961  -, American author
 * 1961  -  American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician, bassist for , , , and
 * -, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist
 * -, American former gang member and alleged supporter of terrorism
 * 1970  -, American baseball player
 * -, Quebec racing driver
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * 1974  -, Swedish musician
 * 1974  -, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, Chinese actress and singer
 * -, New Zealand footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1987  -, Danish model
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Polish actress
 * -, English actress
 * -, English actress

Deaths

 * -, son of (b. )
 * - Margrave
 * - (b. )
 * -, Queen of Scotland (b. )
 * -, English composer
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, German physician and mathematician (b. )
 * -, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (b. )
 * -, Dutch statesman (b. )
 * -, French Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter (b. )
 * -, Brazilian-born dramatist (b. )
 * -, close friend of (b. )
 * -, British soldier (b. )
 * -, German philosopher and theologian (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, English mathematician and inventor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German physician (b. )
 * -, Italian inventor (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, French psychologist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, Greek gymnast (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, Algerian athlete (b. )
 * -, Japanese-born American actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian businesswoman (b. )
 * 1966  -, American merchant  (b. )
 * -, American magazine publisher (b. )
 * 1973  -, German-American philosopher (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * - Kavi Samrat, writer (b. )
 * -  suicides
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, Assassin of (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1982  -, American film director (b. )
 * 1982  -, French politician (b. )
 * 1982  -, Canadian politician,  (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * 1983  -, Spanish anarchist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1984  -, French painter and poet (b. )
 * -, American singer and actress (b. )
 * 2000  -, American dancer and actress (b. )
 * -, French athlete and musician (b. )
 * -, cosmonaut (b. )
 * 2002  -, Hong Kong singer (b. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (b. )
 * 2003  - , Spanish writer (b. )
 * -, Indian bandit and smuggler (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, English footballer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American sports broadcaster (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 2006  -, English music satirist  (b. )
 * -, English writer and satirist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American admiral and ambassador (b. )
 * 2007  -, American entrepreneur (b. )
 * 2007  -, South African musician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American admiral and ambassador (b. )
 * 2007  -, American entrepreneur (b. )
 * 2007  -, South African musician (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * ,, et alii - Feast of Saint
 * Also see
 * - Day, twenty-seventh day in the
 * - Day, twenty-seventh day in the
 * - Day, twenty-seventh day in the