Daily Calendar for Thursday, October 18, 2029
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Thursday, October 18, 2029
Died
- Pope Pius III –
- Charles Babbage (Mathematician and inventor, considered the “Father of Computers”; died in London, England) –
- Lucy Stone Blackwell (suffragette) –
- Thomas Alva Edison (inventor) –
- Walt Kelly (cartoonist) –
- Edwin Way Teale (naturalist and photographer; died in Norwich, Connecticut) –
- Bess Truman (U.S. First Lady) –
- Dee Dee Warwick (soul singer) –
- Colin Powell (politician, diplomat, and four-star general; served as U.S. secretary of state) –
Born
- Pierre Trudeau (15th prime minister of Canada) –
- Pierre Elliot Trudeau (15th Canadian prime minister) –
- Jesse Helms (politician) –
- Chuck Berry (musician) –
- George C. Scott (actor) –
- Mike Ditka (football player, coach) –
- Lee Harvey Oswald (alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy) –
- Martina Navratilova (tennis player) –
- Erin Moran (actress) –
- Doug Mirabelli (baseball player) –
- Zac Efron (actor) –
Events
- The boundary line between Maryland and Pennsylvania, commonly known as the Mason-Dixon Line, was finally settled –
- Ostend Manifesto of the US declares that if Spain refuses to sell Cuba to them, then the US will take it by force –
- Alaska was transferred from Russia to the U.S. –
- The popular Yellow Kid character made the jump from the New York World to the New York Journal, launching the era of the ongoing newspaper comic strip. –
- The British Broadcasting Company was formed –
- Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack announced his retirement –
Weather
- An early snowstorm over Lakes Erie and Ontario brought 48 inches of snow to the region just south of Buffalo –
- 47 inches of snow fell in Gouverneur, New York –