July 18th, 1229

Born on July 18th, 1229

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 290,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 691 days, exactly on April 11th, 2026, people who were born on July 18th, 1229 will be 291,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 18th?

July 18th, 2019

An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.

July 18th, 2014

The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.

July 18th, 2012

A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.

July 18th, 1995

Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.

July 18th, 1989

American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.

July 18th, 1976

At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.

July 18th, 1949

Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

July 18th, 1936

Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.

July 18th, 1863

American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.

July 18th, 1841

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned (depicted) at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

July 18th, 1806

A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

July 18th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.

July 18th, 1290

King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England.

July 18th, 2019

A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens of others.

July 18th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.

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

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

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

82

Frank Farian

German music producer

*July 18th, 1941, Kirn †January 23rd, 2024, Miami

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

29

Ben Torrance

Scottish badminton player

*July 18th, 1994, Irvine

67

Robert Hooke

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

*July 18th, 1635, Freshwater †March 3rd, 1703, London

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

40

Hadia Tajik

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1983, Bjørheimsbygd

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

*July 18th, 1941, West Harrison †April 21st, 2016, Nashville

72

Margo Martindale

American actress

*July 18th, 1951, Jacksonville

59

Wendy Williams

American television host, businesswoman, and author

*July 18th, 1964, Asbury Park

55

Andre Royo

American actor, producer, and writer

*July 18th, 1968, The Bronx

45

Virginia Raggi

Italian politician (1978)

*July 18th, 1978, Rome

46

Kelly Reilly

British actress

*July 18th, 1977, Chessington

37

Anna Fischer

German actress

*July 18th, 1986, Berlin

84

Brian Auger

English keyboardist

*July 18th, 1939, London

73

Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

*July 18th, 1950, Blackheath

37

Simon Clarke

Australian road cyclist

*July 18th, 1986, Melbourne

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

40

Daniel Navarro

Road bicycle racer

*July 18th, 1983, Salamanca

95

John Glenn

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

*July 18th, 1921, Cambridge †December 8th, 2016, The James Cancer Hospital

23

Lutsharel Geertruida

Dutch association football player

*July 18th, 2000, Rotterdam

89

Edward Bond

English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024)

*July 18th, 1934, Holloway †March 3rd, 2024, Great Wilbraham

50

Próspero Fernández Oreamuno

Bueno (1834-1885)

*July 18th, 1834, San José †March 12th, 1885, Alajuela

29

Matthias Versluis

Finnish figure skater

*July 18th, 1994, Genolier

84

Hyacinthe Rigaud

French painter (1659-1743)

*July 18th, 1659, Perpignan †December 29th, 1743, Paris

72

Elio Di Rupo

Belgian politician

*July 18th, 1951, Morlanwelz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1229 is a normal year and no leap year.

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