October 18th in History
October 18th in History
- 1898: Puerto Rico formerly taken over by America, from the Spanish
- 1922: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is officially formed
October 18th birthdays
- 1925: Melina Mercouri, Actress who became Greek Minister of Culture
- 1927: George C Scott, American actor and director
- 1939: Lee Harvey Oswald, Presumed assassin of President J F Kennedy
- 1961: Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter



