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Events on October 18

• 1356 A series of powerful earthquakes and the fires that followed destroy most of the city of Basel.
• 1386 The University of Heidelberg begins its teaching activities.
• 1813 At the decisive battle of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig, Napoleon's troops can no longer withstand the superior force of the allies. They retreat into the city, which they must evacuate the following day, suffering losses.
• 1817 Approximately 500 student representatives from German universities meet at the Wartburg Festival in Eisenach to protest against what they consider to be a reactionary political system.
• 1913 After fifteen years of construction, the Monument to the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig is inaugurated on the hundredth anniversary of the battle.
• 1967 The Walt Disney Studios animated film The Jungle Book is released in U.S. cinemas.
• 1968 At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the American Bob Beamon sets a distance of 8.90 meters in the long jump, a world record that will stand until August 30, 1991.
• 1970 ARD airs The Millionaire Game, Wolfgang Mengen's fictional game show featuring a candidate pursued by contract killers.
• 1989 Egon Krenz succeeds Erich Honecker as head of state and party leader of the GDR after the latter resigned his offices “for health reasons.” In his inaugural address, he coins the term “turn.”
• 1989 The Galileo space probe begins its flight to Jupiter.
• 1997 The Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Gehry is opened in the Spanish city of Bilbao.
• 2005 Otto Schily opens the constituent session of the 16th German Bundestag as its oldest member.

Born on October 18

• 1896 Friedrich Hollaender, German composer
• 1902 Miriam Hopkins, American actress
• 1902 Pascual Jordan, German physicist
• 1920 Melina Mercouri, Greek actress, singer and politician
• 1930 Frank Carlucci, U.S. Secretary of Defense
• 1960 Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor
• 1972 Helge Braun, German politician
• 1972 Karl Nehammer, Austrian politician
• 1981 Sophie Wepper, German actress
• 1991 Tyler Posey, American actor

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „18. Oktober“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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