June 18th, 1179

Born on June 18th, 1179

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 308,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 357 days, exactly on June 22nd, 2025, people who were born on June 18th, 1179 will be 309,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 18th?

June 18th, 1954

Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

June 18th, 1953

A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board.

June 18th, 1940

World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance.

June 18th, 1858

Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged him to publish his own theory of evolution.

June 18th, 1815

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.

June 18th, 1757

Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up the Siege of Prague and retreat to Saxony.

June 18th, 0618

Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty.

June 18th, 1898

The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (pictured) in Bar-le-Duc, France, was designated a monument historique.

June 18th, 2012

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

June 18th, 2009

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's first mission to the Moon in more than ten years, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

June 18th, 1994

The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.

June 18th, 1983

Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.

June 18th, 1982

The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from scaffolding beneath London's Blackfriars Bridge.

June 18th, 1981

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.

June 18th, 1972

British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon-Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 18th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 18th?

82

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer (1882–1971)

*June 18th, 1882, Lomonosov †April 6th, 1971, New York City

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg

45

Theodus Crane

American actor

*June 18th, 1979, Atlanta

35

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Gabonese association football player

*June 18th, 1989, Laval

70

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

*June 18th, 1942, Urbana †April 4th, 2013, Chicago

60

Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949-2010)

*June 18th, 1949, Warsaw †April 10th, 2010, Smolensk

47

Kaja Kallas

Estonian politician (1977-)

*June 18th, 1977, Tallinn

66

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

77

Linda Thorson

Canadian actress

*June 18th, 1947, Toronto

53

Kerry Butler

American recording artist; actress and singer

*June 18th, 1971, Brooklyn

42

Marco Borriello

Italian footballer

*June 18th, 1982, Naples

63

Alison Moyet

British singer

*June 18th, 1961, Billericay

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

*June 18th, 1910, Flemington †August 10th, 1979, Panorama City

34

Christian Taylor

American track and field athlete

*June 18th, 1990, Fayetteville

25

Patricia Janečková

Slovak opera crossover singer (1998-2023)

*June 18th, 1998, Münchberg †October 1st, 2023, Ostrava

28

Niki Wories

Dutch figure skater

*June 18th, 1996, Almere

95

Jürgen Habermas

German sociologist and philosopher (born 1929)

*June 18th, 1929, Düsseldorf

76

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician

*June 18th, 1845, Paris †May 18th, 1922, Paris

17

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

Grand Duchess of the Russian Empire and member of the House of Romanov

*June 18th, 1901, Petergof †July 17th, 1918, Ipatiev House

93

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

President of Brazil from 1995 to 2002

*June 18th, 1931, Rio de Janeiro

90

George Hearn

American actor

*June 18th, 1934, St. Louis

33

Charles IV of France

King of France from 1322 to 1328

*June 18th, 1294, Creil †February 1st, 1328, Vincennes

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

*June 18th, 1799, Bolton †October 5th, 1880, Maidenhead

72

Isabella Rossellini

Italian actress

*June 18th, 1952, Rome

24

Chloe Lewis

American ice dancer

*June 18th, 2000, Portland

85

Franco Modigliani

Italian-American economist (1918–2003)

*June 18th, 1918, Rome †September 25th, 2003, Cambridge

82

Thabo Mbeki

South African politician, former President of South Africa

*June 18th, 1942, Mbewuleni

81

Éva Marton

Opera singer

*June 18th, 1943, Budapest

49

Marie Gillain

Belgian actress

*June 18th, 1975, Liège

36

Josh Dun

American musician

*June 18th, 1988, Columbus

94

Jerome Karle

American physical chemist (1918-2013)

*June 18th, 1918, New York City †June 6th, 2013, Annandale

48

Blake Shelton

American country music singer and television personality

*June 18th, 1976, Ada

88

Miklós Horthy

Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944

*June 18th, 1868, Kenderes †February 9th, 1957, Estoril

79

Sammy Cahn

American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993)

*June 18th, 1913, New York City †January 15th, 1993, Los Angeles

92

Dudley R. Herschbach

American chemist

*June 18th, 1932, San Jose

38

Shusaku Nishikawa

Japanese association football player

*June 18th, 1986, Usa

80

George Mikan

American basketball player, coach, commissioner

*June 18th, 1924, Joliet †June 1st, 2005, Scottsdale

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Public holidays on June 18th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 18th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1179 is a normal year and no leap year.

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