Timeline October 2018

Events in October 2018 10

• 1924 – 2018 Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) Died 1 October 2018, aged 94 French-Armenian singer, songwriter and actor who recorded in several languages and sold hundreds of millions of records over a seven-decade career. He was widely regarded as one of France's most important cultural figures. He also worked as a diplomat representing Armenia internationally.
• 1933 – 2018 Montserrat Caballé Opera Legend Renowned soprano known for her bel canto technique and her "Barcelona" duet with Freddie Mercury.
• 2018 I Promise School opens in Akron The I Promise School formally opens for students in grades three and four, later expanding, offering free tuition, uniforms, meals, and family support services.
• 2018 Conversion to Islam Announced her conversion to Islam, taking the name Shuhada' Sadaqat, while continuing to perform as Sinéad O'Connor.
• 2018 Killing of Jamal Khashoggi Saudi journalist murdered inside consulate in Istanbul Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The killing provoked international outrage and scrutiny of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom US intelligence later concluded had approved the operation. Turkish and international investigations followed.
• 2018 Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to US Supreme Court Confirmation follows contentious hearings on sexual assault allegations The US Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court after bitter hearings in which Christine Blasey Ford testified that he had sexually assaulted her decades earlier, an allegation Kavanaugh denied. The confirmation vote, 50-48, was one of the closest in modern history. The proceedings intensified national debate around the Me Too movement.
• 2018 Hurricane Michael hits Tyndall F-22s damaged Hurricane Michael wrecks Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, damaging F-22s that could not be flown out before the storm.
• 2018 Brazilian general election Jair Bolsonaro elected president Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil's presidential runoff election, capitalizing on public anger over corruption and crime. His victory marked a sharp turn to the right in Latin America's largest democracy. Bolsonaro took office in January 2019.
• 2018 IBM acquires Red Hat for $34 billion IBM announces the acquisition of Red Hat — the world's largest open-source software company and provider of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform — for $34 billion on 28 October 2018. It is the largest acquisition in IBM's history and the third-largest technology acquisition ever. Red Hat's hybrid cloud platform, OpenShift, gives IBM a credible cloud strategy and access to the open-source developer community that IBM's proprietary culture had never penetrated. The Red Hat acquisition is IBM's most consequential strategic move since Gerstner's services pivot.
• 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash Boeing 737 MAX crashes into the Java Sea, killing 189 Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, killing all 189 people aboard. Investigations pointed to a faulty angle-of-attack sensor and the plane's automated MCAS system. A second 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia in March 2019 led to the worldwide grounding of the aircraft.