18 October 1985: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Friday, October 18, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 295,706,880 breaths and experienced over 1,689,753,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 359,072,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 40 years, 1 month, and 28 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 4,889 days of your life or 13.4 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Take on Me" by A-ha (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♎ October 18 zodiac sign is Libra ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 6 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for October is Marigold ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 18th

1913

Evelyn Venable, American model and actress (Death Takes a Holiday, Columbia Pictures logo)

1968

Rhod Gilbert, Welsh comedian (Never Mind the Buzzcocks)

1926

John Morris, American film and Broadway composer who commonly worked alongside Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder

1987

Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model

1955

David Twohy, American movie director and screenwriter

1974

Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer ("Suzhou River"; "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress")

1902

Miriam Hopkins, American actress (Becky Sharp, These Three)

1992

Barry Keoghan, Irish actor (Calm with Horses, Eternals)

📜 Historical events on this date

1009

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.

1685

French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants.

1867

US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia having paid $7.2 million.

1931

American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion.

1962

James Watson (US), Francis Crick (UK) and Maurice Wilkins (UK) win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work in determining the structure of DNA.

🎄 Holidays on October 18

National Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day

National Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day, observed every October 18, is a day to raise awareness and support for those who have suffered from sexual assault, encouraging them to share their stories and helping them heal.

National Chocolate Cupcake Day

National Chocolate Cupcake Day, celebrated every year on October 18, is a fun holiday where people all over the world enjoy chocolate cupcakes, a delicious treat that has been loved since it first appeared in a 1796 cookbook.

National Pharmacy Technician Day

National Pharmacy Technician Day, celebrated on October 18, is a special day to appreciate the hardworking helpers in pharmacies who assist with everything from counting pills to helping customers, ensuring pharmacies run smoothly.

🏆 Sports in 1985

🏒 NHL

Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB

Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 18, 1985 can be written as X-XVIII-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 18, 1985
→ Day Index: 291st day of 1985
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1985
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 41 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 21,122,213 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,889 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 160 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 13.4 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 497 🌒
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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