Born on May 18th, 1524
Weekday
Sunday
May 18th, 1524 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1524 - May 21st, 1524
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 394 days, exactly on May 31st, 2025, people who were born on May 18th, 1524 will be 183,000 days old!
182,606 Days
26,086 Weeks
5,999 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 18th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 18th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 18th?
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84 John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church
*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace
Hermann Diels
German classical scholar (1848–1922)
*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, DahlemRigobert Günther
German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)
*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig
97 Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn
78 Peter Grünberg
German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)
*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, JülichLudwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow
Prussian lieutenant-general
*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin
86 Walter Gropius
German-American architect (1883–1969)
*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston
94 Frank Capra
Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)
*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta
Pierre Balmain
French fashion designer (1914–1982)
*May 18th, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne †June 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-SeineOmar Khayyám
Persian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)
*May 18th, 1048, Nishapur †December 4th, 1131, Nishapur
Same year
Born in 1524
Giovanni da Palestrina
Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525–1594)
*November 30th, 1524, Palestrina †February 2nd, 1594, RomeSelim II
11th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 to 1574
*May 28th, 1524, Istanbul †December 9th, 1574, Istanbul
60 Giovanni Francesco Commendone
Catholic cardinal (1523-1585)
*March 17th, 1524, Venice †December 26th, 1584, Padua
59 Thomas Erastus
Swiss Calvinist theologian and physician
*September 7th, 1524, Baden †December 31st, 1583, Basel
62 Johannes Vischer
German physician and university teacher
*December 19th, 1524, Wemding †April 21st, 1587, TübingenPierre de Ronsard
French poet (1524-1585)
*September 11th, 1524, La Possonnière Castle †December 27th, 1585, La Riche
Abdias Praetorius
German theologian (1524-1573)
*March 28th, 1524, Salzwedel †January 9th, 1573, Lutherstadt WittenbergFrancisco Vallés
Spanish physician (1524-1592)
*October 4th, 1524, Covarrubias †September 20th, 1592, BurgosCharles, Cardinal of Lorraine
French Catholic cardinal of the House of Guise (1524-1574)
*February 17th, 1524, Joinville †December 26th, 1574, AvignonAlbrecht Giese
Danzig politician (1524-1580)
*February 10th, 1524, Gdańsk †August 1st, 1580, GdańskElizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg
Duchess consort of Mecklenburg
*October 14th, 1524, Denmark †October 15th, 1586, GedserMichael Teuber
German jurist (1524-1586)
*August 15th, 1524, Lutherstadt Eisleben †September 15th, 1586, Lutherstadt WittenbergOttavio Farnese
Duke of Parma (1524-1586)
*October 9th, 1524, Valentano †September 18th, 1586, ParmaLorenzo Zacchia
Italian painter and engraver (1524-1587)
*December 27th, 1524, Lucca †November 30th, 1586Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 18th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 18th.
May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_18_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_RussiaDay of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_TatarsIndependence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Somaliland)International Museum Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Museum_DayNational Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech–language_pathologyMullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullivaikkal_Remembrance_DayRevival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TurkmenistanTeacher's Day (Syria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysVictory Day (Sri Lanka)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_(Sri_Lanka)Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_(Sri_Lanka)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
18.5.1524
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1524 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).