What Happened On This Day – October 18 - Time And Date

Home » What Happened On October 18th 2021 » What Happened On This Day – October 18 - Time And Date

Maybe your like

timeanddate.com Sign in Home On This Day On This Day in History – October 18What Happened on October 18?2007 – Benazir Bhutto returns to PakistanThe former Prime Minister of Pakistan and daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the 9th PM of Pakistan, Benazir returned to Pakistan after living 8 years in London and Dubai in a self-imposed exile. Two months later she was assassinated in a bombing while campaigning for the forthcoming elections. 1998 – Jesse Pipeline Explosion in Nigeria Kills Over 200The oil pipeline, which was owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, was situated just outside the city of Lagos. Over 200 people died in the resulting fire that raged for 6 days before it could be put out. 1967 – First Space Probe to Enter the Atmosphere of Another PlanetThe Soviet Probe Venera 4 entered Venus’ atmosphere and sent back information to Earth for about 90 minutes before it lost contact. When Venera 7 landed on Venus a few years later, it became the first probe to land on another planet. 1867 – Alaska Becomes a Part of the United StatesUS had purchased the large and sparsely populated territory of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. The purchase was not seen as a positive acquirement by many American citizens who believed that adding Alaska to the US’s territory was a waste of taxpayers’ money. Many called the act, Seward's folly after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who was responsible for making the purchase. Alaska was admitted to the Union as a state in 1959. October 18 is annually celebrated as Alaska Day in Alaska.1851 – Moby Dick is Published for the First TimeThe epic written by American novelist, Herman Melville, is about a sailor's obsession with tracking down and killing an elusive whale that took his leg in a previous encounter. The book was published as The Whale in London for the first time and then a month later as Moby Dick in the United States. It is thought to be one of the best works of fiction written in modern times. Births on October 181987 – Zac EfronAmerican actor, singer1984 – Lindsey VonnAmerican skier1960 – Jean-Claude Van DammeBelgian martial artist, actor, director1921 – Jesse HelmsAmerican politician1919 – Pierre TrudeauCanadian politician, 15th Prime Minister of CanadaDeaths on October 181973 – Leo StraussGerman/American philosopher1931 – Thomas EdisonAmerican businessman, invented the light bulb, phonograph1871 – Charles BabbageEnglish mathematician, engineer, invented the Difference engine1744 – Sarah ChurchillEnglish Duchess of Marlborough1541 – Margaret TudorEnglish wife of James IV of ScotlandChange Date:
  • Previous Day
  • Choose Date
  • Next Day
Share This Page *ShareChoose Another DateOctober12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Create CalendarYearMonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCongo Democratic RepublicCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BartsSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe BahamasTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUS Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City (Holy See)VenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaYemenZambiaZimbabweCreate calendarHolidays on October 18, 2026
  • Alaska Day, United States
  • Aliyah Day School Observance, Israel
  • Chong Yeung Festival, Macau
  • Chung Yeung Festival, Hong Kong
  • Double Ninth Day, Taiwan
Simple illustration of a newspaper next to a calendar.Calendar & Holiday News

The latest news about holidays and special dates worldwide.

Advertising

Tag » What Happened On October 18th 2021