This Day in History October 18: Notable Historical Events on October 18
This Day in History October 18th. The most notable events that took place on October 18th range from political historical events to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 18
October 18, 1930:Traditional day of the Central Party Office and Party Committee Office.
October 18, 1946:The Dumont D'Urville carrying President Ho Chi Minh on his way back from France passed through Cam Ranh Bay. High Commissioner of Indochina Admiral D'Argenlieu and General Morliôre welcomed the President of Vietnam on board the Suffren.
October 18, 1961:In Phu Ly town, the Ministry of Education (now the Ministry of Education and Training) launched the emulation movement "Teach well, learn well" to study at Bac Ly secondary school in the entire education sector.
October 18, 1964:Establishment of the Air Defense - Air Force Art Troupe of the Air Defense - Air Force Service.
October 18, 1965:Two self-defense soldiers of Phu Le enterprise, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province, with two rifle shots shot down an American F4 aircraft on the spot, achieving the first feat of arms among the self-defense forces in the North.
October 18, 1996:A credit agreement between the Government of Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was officially signed, with an amount equivalent to 50 million USD. This project aims to increase the income of rural people, create more jobs, and strengthen the rural financial system.
October 18, 2004:Establishment of Military Petroleum Company Region 2 (Military Petroleum Corporation).
October 18, 2011:In Luong Hoa commune, Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province, the organization of acceptance and putting into use the Exhibition House of the Memorial Area of female general Nguyen Thi Dinh.
October 18, 2018:Opening of the 6th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters (AMMD 6) in Hanoi.
International events taking place on October 18
October 18, 1386:Heidelberg University was founded, it is the oldest university in Germany.
October 18, 1851:American writer Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick was first published as The Whale.
October 18, 1867:The Alaska deal was completed when Russia formally transferred the territory to the United States.
October 18, 1922:A consortium formed the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, to provide national broadcasting services.
October 18, 1931:Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847 in the United States and passed away. Edison was the author of the following inventions: the double-load and multi-load telegraph, the phonograph, the filament light bulb, the electric car, the electric train...
October 18, 1956:Birthday of the most Grand Slam-winning female tennis player in history, Martina Navratilova. With 59 Grand Slam titles in her career, the Czech tennis player is the most complete legend in the tennis world.
October 18, 1962:American scientists James Watson and British scientists Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work determining the structure of DNA.
October 18, 2021:Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died of complications from Covid-19. Powell became the first black national security adviser during the tenure of former President Ronald Reagan.
