October 18

Events

 * 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
 * 1954 – Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.

Births

 * 1706 –, Italian composer (d. 1785)
 * 1924 –, Canadian musician
 * 1926 –, American musician
 * 1931 –, American jazz historian
 * 1947 –, American singer and songwriter (d. 1997)
 * 1949 –, British musician (Stealers Wheel)
 * 1949 –, American musician (REO Speedwagon)
 * 1955 –, American singer and songwriter (Pylon (band) & Supercluster)
 * 1957 –, French singer and songwriter (Les Rita Mitsouko)
 * 1961 –, American jazz musician
 * 1964 –, American musician, bassist for Anthrax, S.O.D., Nuclear Assault, and Brutal Truth
 * 1974 –, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
 * 1982 –, American R&B singer
 * 1982 –, French singer
 * 1985 –, American musician (Twisted Method)

Deaths

 * 1545 –, English composer
 * 1817 –, French composer (b. 1763)
 * 1889 –, Italian inventor (b. 1808)
 * 1893 –, French composer (b. 1818)
 * 1931 –, American inventor (b. 1847)
 * 2002 –, Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)
 * 2006 –, English music satirist (b. 1911)
 * 2007 –, South African musician (b. 1964)
 * 2008 –, American soul singer (b. 1945)