December 18th, 1538

Born on December 18th, 1538

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 18th?

December 18th, 2017

An Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring sixty-five others.

December 18th, 2009

The Copenhagen Summit on climate change ended with the drafting of the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.

December 18th, 1979

Mohammad Mofatteh, an Iranian philosopher, was assassinated by the Furqan Group.

December 18th, 1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film and the only one to star George Lazenby, premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.

December 18th, 1966

Epimetheus, one of the moons of Saturn, was discovered, but was mistaken for Janus; it took twelve years to determine that they are two distinct objects sharing the same orbit.

December 18th, 1963

Ghanaian and other African students organized a protest in Moscow's Red Square in response to the alleged murder of medical student Edmund Assare-Addo.

December 18th, 1958

The United States launched SCORE (rocket pictured), the world's first communications satellite.

December 18th, 1939

Second World War: The Luftwaffe won a victory over the Royal Air Force in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, greatly influencing both sides' future aerial warfare strategy.

December 18th, 1932

Playing indoors at Chicago Stadium on a modified American football field, the Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans in the first playoff game of the National Football League.

December 18th, 1913

The Jew's Christmas, the first American film to include a rabbi as a character, was released.

December 18th, 1898

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (pictured) set the first official land speed record, averaging 63.16 km/h (39.245 mph) over 1 km (0.62 mi) in Achères, France.

December 18th, 1867

In Angola, New York, the last coach of a Lake Shore Railway train derailed, plunged 40 feet (12 m) down a gully, and caught fire, resulting in approximately 49 deaths.

December 18th, 1499

Muslims in Granada began a rebellion against their Castilian rulers in response to forced conversions to Catholicism.

December 18th, 1865

US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the United States.

December 18th, 1793

Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 18th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 18th?

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

74

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

*December 18th, 1878, Gori †March 5th, 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

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

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

81

Ulrich Wilcken

German historian (1862–1944)

*December 18th, 1862, Szczecin †December 10th, 1944, Baden-Baden

43

Christina Aguilera

American singer

*December 18th, 1980, Staten Island

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

22

Səbuhi Abdullazadə

Azerbaijani footballer

*December 18th, 2001, Azerbaijan

62

Angie Stone

American singer and actress

*December 18th, 1961, Columbia

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

63

Edwin Howard Armstrong

American electrical engineer and inventor

*December 18th, 1890, Manhattan †February 1st, 1954, New York City

50

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)

*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo

62

Christina of Sweden

Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654

*December 18th, 1626, Stockholm †April 19th, 1689, Rome

62

Brian Orser

Canadian former professional figure skater; Canadian figure skating coach

*December 18th, 1961, Belleville

82

Joan Wallach Scott

American academic

*December 18th, 1941, Brooklyn

Same year
Born in 1538

80

Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême

French noble (1538-1619)

*July 25th, 1538, Paris †January 11th, 1619, Paris

27

Francesco Gonzaga

Italian cardinal (1538-1566)

*December 6th, 1538, Palermo †January 6th, 1566, Rome

46

Charles Borromeo

Cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584

*October 2nd, 1538, Arona †November 3rd, 1584, Milan

76

Miklós Istvánffy

Hungarian politician (1538-1615)

*December 8th, 1538, Kisasszonyfa †April 1st, 1615, Vinica, Varaždin County

64

Joan Terès i Borrull

Spanish bishop

*September 29th, 1538, Verdú †July 10th, 1603, Barcelona

67

Turibius of Mongrovejo

Spanish saint

*November 16th, 1538, Mayorga †March 23rd, 1606, Lima

61

Maeda Toshiie

General of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period

*January 15th, 1538, Nagoya †April 27th, 1599

73

Giovanni Battista Guarini

Italian poet

*December 10th, 1538, Ferrara †October 7th, 1612, Venice

61

Lorenzo Priuli

Italian cardinal and politician

*August 9th, 1538, Venice †January 21st, 1600, Venice

46

Alberto Bolognetti

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 28th, 1538, Bologna †May 9th, 1585, Villach

48

Luigi d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*December 25th, 1538, Ferrara †December 30th, 1586, Rome

69

Caesar Baronius

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

*January 1st, 1538, Sora †June 30th, 1607, Rome

65

Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Burggräfin of Meissen

*February 23rd, 1538, Ansbach †January 18th, 1604, Toužim

49

Guglielmo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

*April 24th, 1538, Mantua †August 14th, 1587, Goito

27

John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony

Titular duke of Saxony; nominal Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1538-1565)

*January 16th, 1538, Torgau †October 31st, 1565, Jena

53

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Italian painter (1538-1592)

*May 6th, 1538, Milan †January 27th, 1592, Milan

68

Hans Khevenhüller zu Aichelberg

(1538-1606)

*April 16th, 1538, Spittal an der Drau †May 4th, 1606, Madrid

39

Infanta Maria of Guimarães

Portuguese infanta

*August 12th, 1538, Ribeira Palace †September 7th, 1577, Parma

53

Johan II of East Frisia

Count of East Friesland (1538-1591)

*September 29th, 1538, Aurich †September 29th, 1591, Stickhausen Castle

73

Gregor Bersman

German university teacher and writer (1538-1611)

*March 10th, 1538, Annaberg-Buchholz †October 5th, 1611, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1538 is a normal year and no leap year.

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