July 18th, 1486

Born on July 18th, 1486

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

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

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

24

Isabella of Austria

Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

*July 18th, 1501, City of Brussels †January 19th, 1526, Ghent

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

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56

Johann Eck

1486 1543 German theologian

*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt

15

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall

*September 19th, 1486, Winchester †April 2nd, 1502, Ludlow Castle

48

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)

*September 14th, 1486, Cologne †February 18th, 1535, Grenoble

79

Sigismund von Herberstein

Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian

*August 23rd, 1486, Vipava †March 28th, 1566, Vienna

84

Jacopo Sansovino

Italian artist, 1486-1570

*July 2nd, 1486, Florence †November 27th, 1570, Venice

66

Carlo III, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553

*October 10th, 1486, Chazey-sur-Ain †August 17th, 1553, Vercelli

47

Pieter Gillis

Flemish philosopher (1486-1533)

*July 28th, 1486, Antwerp †November 6th, 1533, Antwerp

52

Philip III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

*December 9th, 1486, Schloss Waldeck †June 20th, 1539, Bad Arolsen

54

Francysk Skaryna

Publisher of the first Belarusian book, Czech typographer, translator, writer, humanist and entrepreneur

*March 6th, 1486, Polotsk †January 1st, 1541, Prague

43

George of the Palatinate

German nobleman; Bishop of Speyer (1486-1529)

*February 10th, 1486, Heidelberg †September 27th, 1529, Kislau Castle

70

Martin Agricola

German composer and music theorist

*January 6th, 1486, Świebodzin †June 10th, 1556, Magdeburg

26

Imperia Cognati

Italian courtesan

*August 3rd, 1486, Rome †August 15th, 1512, Chianciano Terme

60

Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg, then Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*July 25th, 1486, Wismar †January 7th, 1547, Schwerin

71

Vincenzo degli Azani

Italian Renaissance painter (d. 1557)

*January 1st, 1486, Pavia †July 16th, 1557, Palermo

56

Marco Cardisco

Italian painter (1486-1542)

*January 1st, 1486, Tiriolo †January 1st, 1542, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1486 is a normal year and no leap year.

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