Historical Events
Meeting of Interest
Allied generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery confer in Brussels, Belgium
- Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II
Famous Birthdays
- Katherine Kurtz, UK, sci-fi author (Deryni Rising, Saint Camber)
- Nelson Freire, Brazilian classical pianist, born in Boa Esperança, Brazil (d. 2021)
- Slobodan Škrbić, Serbian soccer defender (4 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade, Lille), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2022)
Famous Deaths
- Orville "Hoppy" Jones, American bass singer and cellist (The Ink Spots - "If I Didn't Care"), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 39
- Viktor Ullmann, Austrian pianist, conductor, and composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis), murdered in gas chamber of Auschwitz concentration camp at 46
Died in 1944 1944 Highlights
About October 18, 1944
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 79 years, 6 months and 9 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Libra
