Global Days & Remarks on 18th of October
18th Oct: National No Beard Day (United States of America).
18th Oct: National No Beard Day (United States of America).
18th Oct: National Chocolate Cupcake Day (United States of America).
Important Events on 18th of October
1009 A.D. = Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah destroyed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
1081 A.D. = In Battle of Dyrrhachium, Normans was defeated by Byzantine Empire.
1356 A.D. = In a disastrous event a 6.0 to 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
1867 A.D. = United States of America formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million.
1922 A.D. = BBC Foundation Day. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is founded which later called as British Broadcasting Corporation.
1962 A.D. = For their work in determining the structure of DNA, James Watson (U.S.A), Francis Crick (U.K.) and Maurice Wilkins (U.K.) won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
1967 A.D. = All time epic creation - "The Jungle Book" movie was released by Disney.
1968 A.D. = U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving the "Black Power Salute" during Olympic medal ceremony as to protest Racism and Injustice against African-Americans.
1972 A.D. = First time in its history, "The Clean Water Act" becomes law in United States of America. This landmark act came after centuries of reckless treatment of American water resources.
Important Birthdays on 18th of October
1979 A.D. = Ne-Yo (American Singer).
Important Death Anniversaries on 18th of October
1871 A.D. = Charles Babbage (Mathematician, Philosopher, Inventor & Mechanical Engineer. Best known as "Father of the Computer").
1931 A.D. = Thomas Edison (most prolific Inventors in human history).
1956 A.D. = Charles P. Strite (Inventor of Automatic Pop-Up Toaster).
