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Historical events on October 18

OCTOBER 18, 1775
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1356
The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and had a Read More
OCTOBER 18, 320
Pappus of Alexandria, one of the last great Greek mathematicians of antiquity, observed an eclipse that allowed historians to calculate the approximate dates of his life.
Pappus of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection, and for Pappus's hexagon theorem Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1081
Byzantine–Norman wars: Robert Guiscard led an invasion of the Byzantine Empire, capturing Dyrrhachium in present-day Albania.
The Byzantine–Norman wars were a series of military conflicts between the Normans and the Byzantine Empire fought from c. 1040 to 1186 Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1587
Filipino sailors disembarked from the Manila galleon Nuestra Señora de Buena Esperanza in what is now Morro Bay, California, the first documented instance of Asians in the Americas.
Filipinos are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today are Catholic and come from Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1748
The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1968
At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon (pictured) achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years.
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad and officially branded as Mexico 1968, were an international Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1565
The first recorded naval battle between Europeans and the Japanese occurred when a flotilla of samurai attacked two Portuguese trade vessels at the Battle of Fukuda Bay in Nagasaki.
Samurai or bushi were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who served the kuge Read More
OCTOBER 18, 1967
The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus).
Venera 4, also designated 4V-1 No.310, was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. The probe comprised Read More

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