Born on December 18th, 1524
Weekday
Thursday
December 18th, 1524 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1524 - December 21st, 1524
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 608 days, exactly on December 31st, 2025, people who were born on December 18th, 1524 will be 183,000 days old!
182,392 Days
26,056 Weeks
5,992 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 18th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 18th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 18th?
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74 Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
*December 18th, 1878, Gori †March 5th, 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha.jpg "Vanessa Trump")
72 Volker Bouffier
German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse
*December 18th, 1951, Giessen
84 Roger Smith
American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)
*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks
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Ulrich Wilcken
German historian (1862–1944)
*December 18th, 1862, Szczecin †December 10th, 1944, Baden-Baden_(cropped).png "Christina Aguilera")
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78 Willy Brandt
Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD
*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel
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63 Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor
*December 18th, 1890, Manhattan †February 1st, 1954, New York City
57 Marie-Guillemine Benoist
French painter (1768–1826)
*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris
50 Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)
*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo_-_Brian_Orser.jpg "Brian Orser")
62 Brian Orser
Canadian former professional figure skater; Canadian figure skating coach
*December 18th, 1961, Belleville
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 December 18th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 18th.
Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_MaryDecember 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)International Migrants Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Migrants_DayNational Day (Qatar)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_(Qatar)Republic Day (Niger)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(Niger)UN Arabic Language Day (United Nations)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Arabic_Language_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
18.12.1524
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).