September 18th, 1440

Born on September 18th, 1440

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 213,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 774 days, exactly on August 17th, 2026, people who were born on September 18th, 1440 will be 214,000 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 and 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

75

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

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

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

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

88

Agnes de Mille

American dancer and choreographer

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

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

64

Ryne Sandberg

American baseball player

*September 18th, 1959, Spokane

80

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

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

39

Nina Arianda

American actress

*September 18th, 1984, Manhattan

Same year
Born in 1440

65

Ivan III of Moscow

Grand Prince of Moscow (1440–1505)

*January 22nd, 1440, Moscow †October 27th, 1505, Moscow

17

Ladislaus the Posthumous

King of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, Duke of Austria

*February 22nd, 1440, Komárno †November 23rd, 1457, Prague

74

Hartmann Schedel

German historian, cartographer, physician and humanist (1440-1514)

*February 13th, 1440, Nuremberg †November 28th, 1514, Nuremberg

65

Albrecht von Pfalz-Mosbach

Bishop of strasbourg (*1440-1506)

*September 6th, 1440, Mosbach †August 20th, 1506, Saverne

39

Pino III Ordelaffi

Italian criminal

*March 11th, 1440, Forlì †January 1st, 1480, Forlì

42

Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse

Landgraves of Hesse

*October 15th, 1440, Spangenberg †January 13th, 1483, Marburg

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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: 1440 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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