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| Birthday October 18, 1777 Heinrich von Kleist, German dramatist, poet |
| Birthday October 18, 1859 Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Creative Evolution) (Nobel 1927) |
| Birthday October 18, 1878 James Truslow Adams, historian |
| Birthday October 18, 1919 Pierre Elliot Trudeau, (L), 15th Canadian PM (1968-79, 1980-84) |
| Birthday October 18, 1921 Jesse Helms (R-NC-Sen), right-wing |
| Birthday October 18, 1922 Richard Stankiewicz, U.S. sculptor |
| Birthday October 18, 1925 Melina Mercouri, in Athens Greece |
| Birthday October 18, 1926 Chuck Berry, Rock 'n' roll star |
| Birthday October 18, 1927 George C. Scott, Actor (Patton) |
| Birthday October 18, 1928 Keith Jackson, Sportscaster |
| Birthday October 18, 1930 Frank Carlucci, National Security Adviser |
| Birthday October 18, 1933 Forrest Gregg, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys) |
| Birthday October 18, 1933 Peter Boyle, Actor |
| Birthday October 18, 1934 Inger Stevens, in Sweden |
| Birthday October 18, 1939 Mike Ditka, tight end for Bears, Cowboys; coach of Chicago Bears |
| Birthday October 18, 1947 John Johnson, Seattle SuperSonic |
| Birthday October 18, 1947 Laura Nyro, in Bronx |
| Birthday October 18, 1951 Terry McMillan is born |
| Birthday October 18, 1952 Pam Dawber, Detroit - Mindy of Mork & Mindy |
| History October 18, 1469 Ferdinand and Isabella marry |
| History October 18, 1685 Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes outlaws Protestantism. |
| History October 18, 1767 Boundary between Md & Pa the Mason Dixon line agreed upon. |
| History October 18, 1767 Mason and Dixon draw a line |
| History October 18, 1847 English astronomer J.K Hind discovers Flor his second asteroid |
| History October 18, 1860 Peking's Summer Palace destroyed |
| History October 18, 1863 General Sickles visits his troops |
| History October 18, 1867 The United States formally takes possession of Alaska from Russia |
| History October 18, 1867 US took formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million) |
| History October 18, 1873 Columbia Princeton Rutgers & Yale set rules for collegiate football |
| History October 18, 1892 1st commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY). |
| History October 18, 1898 American flag raised in Puerto Rico |
| History October 18, 1898 U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico |
| History October 18, 1915 Third Battle of the Isonzo |
| History October 18, 1917 Mata Hari was shot as a spy by French firing squad |
| History October 18, 1922 British Broadcasting Corporation established |
| History October 18, 1931 Edison dies |
| History October 18, 1931 Inventor Thomas Alva Edison died in West Orange N.J. at age 84. |
| History October 18, 1933 R. Buckminster Fuller tries to patent his Dymaxion Car |
| History October 18, 1942 Vice Admiral Halsey named new commander of the South Pacific |
| History October 18, 1944 Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia during World War II. |
| History October 18, 1950 Connie Mack announced retirement as manager of the Phila Athletics |
| History October 18, 1953 Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times. |
| History October 18, 1955 Emperor Bao Dai attempts to dismiss Diem |
| History October 18, 1962 JFK records his impressions of secret meetings |
| History October 18, 1962 Dr. Watson of US & Drs. Crick & Wilkins of Britain win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA |
| History October 18, 1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released |
| History October 18, 1967 Soviet Venera 4 becomes the 1st probe to send data back from Venus |
| History October 18, 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrested for drug possession |
| History October 18, 1968 Stock market soars with rumors of bombing halt in Vietnam |
| History October 18, 1968 Robert Beaman of US broad jumps a record 8.90 m. |
| History October 18, 1968 US Olympic Committee suspended Tommie Smith & John Carlos for giving `black power' salute as a protest during victory ceremony |
| History October 18, 1969 Soyuz 8 returns to Earth |
| History October 18, 1969 Federal govt bans use of artificial sweeteners known as cyclamates |
| History October 18, 1974 Soul singer Al Green is attacked in his own bathtub |
| History October 18, 1977 1st Islander 0-0 tie-Kings at Nassau-25th time shutout-Resch's 15th |
| History October 18, 1977 Mr. October hits three homers in three swings |
| History October 18, 1977 Yanks beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship 1st in 15 years |
| History October 18, 1977 Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record |
| History October 18, 1982 Former 1st lady Bess Truman died in Independence Mo. at age 97 |
| History October 18, 1988 Roseanne debuts |
| History October 18, 1989 East Germany and Hungary move toward democracy |
| History October 18, 1998 Pipeline explosions kills 700 in Nigeria |