On this day: 18 October

Selected events and births on 18 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 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. Read more: Pappus of Alexandria Ancient Greek mathematics
• 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. Read more: Filipinos Manila galleon Morro Bay, California
• 1873 – Renton defeated Kilmarnock 2–0 in the opening match of the inaugural Scottish Cup. Read more: Renton F.C. Kilmarnock F.C. 1873–74 Scottish Cup
• 1887 – Johannes Brahms conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann. Read more: Johannes Brahms Double Concerto (Brahms) Joseph Joachim
• 1967 – The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus). Read more: Venera 4 In situ Venus
• 1968 – At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years. Read more: 1968 Summer Olympics Bob Beamon Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
• 1993 – Nihilism, the first professional runway show from the British designer Alexander McQueen, was staged in London. Read more: Nihilism (collection) Alexander McQueen

Born on this day

• 1943 – Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Danish police officer and politician, Danish Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Read more: Birthe Rønn Hornbech Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark)
• 1947 – Job Cohen, Dutch scholar and politician, Mayor of Amsterdam Read more: Job Cohen List of mayors of Amsterdam
• 1955 – Rita Verdonk, Dutch journalist and politician, Dutch Minister of Justice Read more: Rita Verdonk Ministry of Justice and Security
• 1991 – Zohran Mamdani, American politician, mayor of New York City Read more: Zohran Mamdani New York City
• 1992 – John John Florence, American surfer Read more: John John Florence
• 1992 – Barry Keoghan, Irish actor Read more: Barry Keoghan
• 1993 – Ivan Cavaleiro, Portuguese footballer Read more: Ivan Cavaleiro
• 1994 – Enhō Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more: Enhō Yūya
• 1994 – Pascal Wehrlein, German-Mauritian race car driver Read more: Pascal Wehrlein
• 1996 – Terance Mann, American basketball player Read more: Terance Mann
• 1998 – Janalynn Castelino, Italian-Indian singer-songwriter Read more: Janalynn Castelino
• 2000 – Sophie Thatcher, American actress Read more: Sophie Thatcher

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