Birthdays
Elbridge Hoffman Gerry
Turns 29 on this date
James Gilbreath Hamilton
Turns 48 on this date
John Newman Hank
Turns 38 on this date
Daniel Parish Kidder
Turns 50 on this date
Henry D Landis
Turns 41 on this date
John Lowell
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Detroit, Michigan, a fire destroys much of the main building at the Michigan Central Railroad Depot | 10/18/1865 |
| US/the World | In southern England, two-time British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston dies, aged 80. | 10/18/1865 |