August 18th, 1340 was a Thursday.
July 23rd, 1340 - August 23rd, 1340
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 268 days, exactly on February 8th, 2025, people who were born on August 18th, 1340 will be 250,000 days old!
German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)
*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, BerlinGerman actor and singer
*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, HamburgFirst Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, PlainsFrench virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)
*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-SeineFrench-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor
*August 18th, 1933, ParisGerman journalist; Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2016
*August 18th, 1967, Mülheim an der RuhrEnglish magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)
*June 24th, 1340, Ghent †February 3rd, 1399, Leicester CastleEnglish Baron
*June 24th, 1340, Epworth †January 1st, 1368, TurkeyByzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)
*January 1st, 1340, Constantinople †January 1st, 1410, MoscowFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 18th.
M = 1000 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1340 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).