On This Day

October 1818 in History

Events in History

  • Oct 9 Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya
  • Oct 19 US Government and Chickasaw Indians sign a treaty
  • Oct 20 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada
  • Oct 20 US and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country

Birthdays in History

  • Oct 4 Francesco Crispi, Italian statesman, born in Ribera, Italy (d. 1901)
  • Oct 8 John Henninger Reagan, American Confederate politician, born in Sevier County, Tennessee (d. 1905)
  • Oct 15 Irvin McDowell, American Major General (Union Army), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1885)
  • Oct 18 Edward Otho Cresap Ord, American engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Cumberland, Maryland (d. 1883)
  • Oct 22 Leconte de Lisle, French poet and writer, born in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France (d. 1894)
  • Oct 25 Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian and author (In the Forests), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire [NS=Nov 6]

Deaths in History

  • Oct 5 Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, dies at 34
  • Oct 22 Joachim H Campe, German theory/author, dies at 72

Abigail Adams

Oct 28 Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies of typhoid fever at 73

Abigail Adams
2nd First Lady of the United States Abigail Adams


Historical Figures

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