Page 7: Historical Events In October - 18

1973  Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin on this day in history.   

1973  Crane Wilbur, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1975  Al Lettieri, actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47 on October - 18.   

1977  Rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies on this day in history.   

1978  Frank Woolley, cricketer (58,969 1st-class runs), dies on this day in history.   

1979  "Beatlemania" opens in London on this day in history.   

1982  Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97 on October - 18.   

1983  On this day in history vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies   

1984  Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1985  Benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history theodore Brameld, author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83   

1988  On October - 18 dimitri Frenkel Frank, writer/director (Hadimassa), dies at 60   

1989  US 62nd manned space mission (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit on October - 18.   

1993  On October - 18 dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered at 63   

1994  Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

2005  The UN tightens the rules for its staff, following several claims of financial impropriety and sexual abuse on this day in history.   

2006  Microsoft publicly releases Windows Internet Explorer 7 on October - 18.   

2007  After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy, killing 136 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured on this day in history.   

2011  Israel and the Palestinian militant organization Hamas begin a major prisoner swap, in which the captured Israeli Army soldier Gilad Shalit is released by Hamas in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian and Israeli-Arab prisoners held in Israel, including 280 prisoners serving life sentences for planning and perpetrating terror attacks on October - 18.   

2011  On October - 18 gilad Shalit is released.   

2012  On this day in history syrian military airstrikes kill 40 people in Maaret al-Numan   

2013  On this day in history saudi Arabia becomes the first country to turn down a seat on the UN Security Council in protest over Syria   

2017  On this day in history uS congresswoman Frederica Wilson says President Donald Trump said to bereaved army family of Sgt. La David Johnson "He knew what he was signing up for, but I guess it hurts anyway"   

2017  19th Chinese Communist Party congress opens in Beijing with President Xi Jinping delivering 3hr 23min speech heralding “new era” on this day in history.   

2019  NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conduct the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on October - 18.   

2019  Riots in Chilean capital city Santiago erupt as civil unrest escalated as a reaction to a series of economic measures and Government's declarations labeled as abuse by protesters on this day in history.   

2021  On October - 18 marvel film "Eternals" directed by Chloé Zhao, starring an ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie premieres in Los Angeles   

2023  On this day in history climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at a demonstration outside an oil conference in London   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.   

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.   

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.