18 October 2022: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Tuesday, October 18, 2022 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 16,128,000 breaths and experienced over 92,160,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 19,584,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 2 years, 2 months, and 8 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 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: 267 days of your life or 0.73 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar: The Way of Water

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bad Habit" by Steve Lacy (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by David Guetta and Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike according to DJ Mag.

♎ 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 7 ?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

1984

Freida Pinto, Indian Bollywood actress (Slumdog Millionaire; Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

1952

Chuck Lorre, American television director, writer, and producer (Dharma & Greg; Two and a Half Men; The Big Bang Theory)

1893

Roy Del Ruth, American filmmaker (About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show)

1950

Merry Martin, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary)

1901

Barbara Brown, American actress

1956

Craig Bartlett, American animator (Hey Arnold!, Dinosaur Train, Ready Jet Go!)

1960

Erin Moran, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi)

1898

Bob Custer [Raymond Glenn], American silent and sound screen actor (The Fighting Hombre; The Law of the Wild)

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2022 with $219 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $177 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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 Mashed Potato Day

National Mashed Potato Day, celebrated on October 18th in the United States, is a fun holiday for potato lovers to indulge in their favorite dish, with its origins a bit of a mystery, though some believe the Idaho Potato Commission started it to honor the beloved spud.

National Alaska Day

National Alaska Day, celebrated on October 18th, is a special day to appreciate Alaska, the biggest and most adventurous state that joined the United States.

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.

🏆 Sports in 2022

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Tampa Bay Lightning (4 - 2) to win the 2022 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals (23 - 20) to win Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 2) to win the 2022 World Series.

⚾ MLB

The 2023 World Series will take place after the regular season concludes in late September or early October.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2022 US Open Championships, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud (6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7-1)) to win the men's singles title. Iga Swiatek beat Ons Jabeur (6-2, 7-6(7-5)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 18, 2022 can be written as X-XVIII-MMXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 18, 2022
→ Day Index: 291st day of 2022
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 2022
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 3 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,153,294 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 267 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 9 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.73 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 27 🌗
→ Life path number: 7
→ 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 2022: 7,975,105,156 Source: un.org

The 2022 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.