16 significant historical events occurred on October 18. October 18 has seen several important historical events over the years. In 1977, the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 occurred, along with incidents from the German Autumn, a period of terrorist activity that was a major internal crisis in post-World War II Germany. Earlier events on this date include developments in the Polish-Soviet War in 1920 and the signing of the European Social Charter in 1961.
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Event Distribution by Century
Darker = Higher Density12th Century
1 event17th Century
1 event18th Century
1 event19th Century
3 events20th Century
8 eventsConflict between Poland and Soviet Russia following the First World War (February 1919 - March 1921)
German Autumn — 1977 season of politically-motivated terrorist crimes in Germany which lead to the formation of cross-party crisis committees by chancellor Helmut Schmidt; widely regarded as the most serious crisis in post-WWII Germany
Conflict (1992–1994) between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (supported by Croatia)
21st Century
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