September 18th, 1240

Born on September 18th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 771 days, exactly on June 30th, 2026, people who were born on September 18th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 18th?

September 18th, 2001

Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

September 18th, 1961

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others on board.

September 18th, 1948

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

September 18th, 1918

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

September 18th, 1895

Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment, on deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.

September 18th, 1879

The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

September 18th, 1875

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.

September 18th, 1873

Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.

September 18th, 1870

Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).

September 18th, 1851

The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.

September 18th, 1850

The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.

September 18th, 1809

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.

September 18th, 1048

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.

September 18th, 0324

Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.

September 18th, 2016

The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.

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

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

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

52

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist from the United States

*September 18th, 1971, Plano

74

Peter Shilton

English footballer (born 1949)

*September 18th, 1949, Leicester

51

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013)

*September 18th, 1961, Westwood †June 19th, 2013, Rome

72

Ben Carson

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021

*September 18th, 1951, Detroit

43

Carolin Hingst

German pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1980, Donauwörth

75

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

*September 18th, 1709, Lichfield †December 13th, 1784, London

41

Alfredo Talavera

Mexican association football player

*September 18th, 1982, La Barca

73

Anna Deavere Smith

American actress, playwright and professor

*September 18th, 1950, Baltimore

59

Rachid Taha

Franco-Algerian singer

*September 18th, 1958, Sig †September 12th, 2018, Les Lilas

43

Adriana Louvier

Mexican actress

*September 18th, 1980, Mexico City

62

Alain Casanova

French footballer

*September 18th, 1961, Clermont-Ferrand

76

Peter Dickel

German organ builder

*September 18th, 1819, Treisbach †June 27th, 1896, Treisbach

39

Nina Arianda

American actress

*September 18th, 1984, Manhattan

86

Fred Willard

American actor and comedian (1933-2020)

*September 18th, 1933, Cleveland †May 15th, 2020, Los Angeles

80

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

*September 18th, 1765, Belluno †June 1st, 1846, Rome

50

Mark Shuttleworth

South African entrepreneur; second self-funded visitor to the International Space Station

*September 18th, 1973, Welkom

37

Renaud Lavillenie

French pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1986, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

52

Jada Pinkett Smith

American actress (born 1971)

*September 18th, 1971, Baltimore

83

Bernard Kangro

Estonian writer (1910-1994)

*September 18th, 1910, Antsla Rural Municipality †March 25th, 1994, Lund

73

Shabana Azmi

Indian actress

*September 18th, 1950, Azamgarh

77

Veronica Carlson

English actress (1944–2022)

*September 18th, 1944, Emley †February 27th, 2022, Bluffton

86

Vladimir Horowitz

Russian and American pianist

*September 18th, 1903, Kyiv †November 5th, 1989, New York City

88

Agnes de Mille

American dancer and choreographer

*September 18th, 1905, Harlem †October 7th, 1993, New York City

81

Jorge Sampaio

President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006

*September 18th, 1939, Lisbon †September 10th, 2021, Santa Cruz Hospital

29

Alexis Ryan

American racing cyclist

*September 18th, 1994, United States of America

20

Aidan Gallagher

American actor

*September 18th, 2003, Los Angeles

49

Xzibit

American rapper

*September 18th, 1974, Detroit

25

Christian Pulisic

American soccer player

*September 18th, 1998, Hershey

49

Sol Campbell

English association football player and manager (born 1974)

*September 18th, 1974, Plaistow

45

Billy Eichner

American comedian and actor

*September 18th, 1978, New York City

44

Alison Lohman

American actress

*September 18th, 1979, Palm Springs

34

Serge Ibaka

Congolese-Spanish basketball player

*September 18th, 1989, Brazzaville

63

Carolyn Harris

Welsh politician and MP (born 1960)

*September 18th, 1960, Swansea

48

Jason Sudeikis

American actor and comedian

*September 18th, 1975, Fairfax

46

Kieran West

British rower

*September 18th, 1977, Kingston upon Thames

67

Josef Srb

Czech music publicist and composer

*September 18th, 1836, Debrno †September 1st, 1904, Prague

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Public holidays on September 18th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1240 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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