On this day: October 18

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October 18: Double Ninth Festival in China (2026); Alaska Day

Johannes Brahms​

• 1356 – The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
• 1887 – Johannes Brahms (pictured) conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.
• 1943 – Pere Areny, convicted of the murder of his brother, became the last person to be executed by Andorra.
• 1963 – The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
• 2019 – Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.

• Jacob Jordaens (d. 1678)
• Christapor Mikaelian (b. 1859)
• Chuck Berry (b. 1926)
• Zhou Xun (b. 1974)

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• October 17
• October 18
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