June 18th, 1208

Born on June 18th, 1208

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 298,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 996 days, exactly on February 5th, 2027, people who were born on June 18th, 1208 will be 299,000 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 was designated a monument historique.

June 18th, 2012

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

June 18th, 2009

NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, its first mission to the Moon in more than ten years.

June 18th, 1994

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

June 18th, 1983

Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.

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?

81

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

44

Theodus Crane

American actor

*June 18th, 1979, Atlanta

34

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Gabonese, French and Spanish 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

46

Kaja Kallas

Estonian politician (1977-)

*June 18th, 1977, Tallinn

65

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

76

Linda Thorson

Canadian actress

*June 18th, 1947, Toronto

52

Kerry Butler

American recording artist; actress and singer

*June 18th, 1971, Brooklyn

41

Marco Borriello

Italian footballer

*June 18th, 1982, Naples

62

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

33

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

94

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

Youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

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

33

Charles IV of France

King of France from 1322 to 1328

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

92

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

President of Brazil from 1995 to 2002

*June 18th, 1931, Rio de Janeiro

89

George Hearn

American actor

*June 18th, 1934, St. Louis

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

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

71

Isabella Rossellini

Italian actress

*June 18th, 1952, Rome

23

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

80

Éva Marton

Opera singer

*June 18th, 1943, Budapest

48

Marie Gillain

Belgian actress

*June 18th, 1975, Liège

35

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

81

Thabo Mbeki

South African politician, former President of South Africa

*June 18th, 1942, Mbewuleni

88

Miklós Horthy

Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944

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

47

Blake Shelton

American country music singer and television personality

*June 18th, 1976, Ada

79

Sammy Cahn

American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993)

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

91

Dudley R. Herschbach

American chemist

*June 18th, 1932, San Jose

37

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

57

Kurt Browning

Canadian sports commentator

*June 18th, 1966, Rocky Mountain House

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 18th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1208 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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