Christian feast day: Isaac Jogues

Isaac Jogues was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement. In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon, near the Mohawk River.

October 18 is the 291st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 74 days remain until the end of the year.