Alex Tagliani

Canadian racecar driver.

Born October 18th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Montreal.

Joy Lauren

American actress.

Born October 18th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Atlanta.

Barry Gifford

American novelist, poet, screenwriter, biographer, editor (born 1946).

Born October 18th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Chicago.

Edward Ord

Major general, union army general (1818–1883).

Born October 18th, 1818 in Cumberland.

Died July 22nd, 1883 at 64 years old in Havana (yellow fever).

Ellen Browning Scripps

American journalist, philanthropist (1836–1932).

Born October 18th, 1836 in London.

Died August 3rd, 1932 at 95 years old in La Jolla.

Ralph Eggleston

American animator (1965–2022).

Born October 18th, 1965 in Lake Charles.

Died August 28th, 2022 at 56 years old in San Rafael (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Elizabeth F. Ellet

American writer, poet, translator (1818–1877).

Born October 18th, 1818 in Sodus Point.

Died June 3rd, 1877 at 58 years old in New York City (nephritis).

Yoram Gross

Polish-australian animation producer and director (1926–2005).

Born October 18th, 1926 in Kraków.

Died September 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Sydney.

Norberto Bobbio

Italian legal scholar (1909–2004).

Born October 18th, 1909 in Turin.

Died January 9th, 2004 at 94 years old in Turin.

Paul Stalteri

Soccer player.

Born October 18th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Etobicoke.

George Ohsawa

Twentieth century japanese philosopher (1893–1966).

Born October 18th, 1893 in Shingu.

Died April 24th, 1966 at 72 years old in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Annette Hanshaw

American singer (1901-1985).

Born October 18th, 1901 in Manhattan.

Died March 13th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City (cancer).

Chris Shays

American politician.

Born October 18th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Stamford.

Gloria Garayua

American actress.

Born October 18th, 1978 (age 47 years) in The Bronx.

Marco Hofschneider

German film actor, famous for his work in world war ii film ''europa europa''.

Born October 18th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Berlin.

Yoo Sang-chul

South korean association football player (1971-2021).

Born October 18th, 1971 in Seoul.

Died June 7th, 2021 at 49 years old in Seoul (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Craig Mello

American biologist.

Born October 18th, 1960 (age 65 years) in New Haven.

Daniel Opare

Ghanaian footballer.

Born October 18th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Accra.

Kir Bulychev

Soviet russian science fiction writer and historian (1934–2003).

Born October 18th, 1934 in Moscow.

Died September 5th, 2003 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Dafydd Elis-Thomas

Welsh politician (1946–2025).

Born October 18th, 1946 in Carmarthen.

Died February 7th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cardiff. ^[ref]

Robert Harting

German discus thrower.

Born October 18th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Cottbus.

Annita Demetriou

Cypriot politician.

Born October 18th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Larnaca. ^[ref]

Friedrich Hollaender

London-born german film composer and author (1896-1976).

Born October 18th, 1896 in London.

Died January 18th, 1976 at 79 years old in Munich.

Kenji Wu

Taiwanese singer and actor.

Born October 18th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Kaohsiung.

Mehmet Esat Bülkat

Turkish military officer and statesperson (1862–1952).

Born October 18th, 1862 in Ioannina.

Died November 2nd, 1952 at 90 years old in Istanbul.