1551 May 1551 May 18th, 1551

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  1. Born on May 18th, 1551 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 18th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 18th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1551)

Born on May 18th, 1551

Weekday

Friday

May 18th, 1551 was a Friday.

Age

472

People born on May 18th, 1551 will turn 473 this year (2024), in exactly 25 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1551 - May 21st, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 264 days, exactly on January 12th, 2025, people who were born on May 18th, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,736 Days

24,676 Weeks

5,675 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 18th?

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion May 18th, 2005

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Sri Lanka Army May 18th, 2009

The Sri Lanka Army killed Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader and founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to bring an end to the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War.
Federal Parliament of Nepal May 18th, 2006

The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers.
Republic of Ireland May 18th, 1996

Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023.
Smiling Buddha May 18th, 1974

India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Eli Cohen May 18th, 1965

Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publicly hanged in Syria.
Operation Passage to Freedom May 18th, 1955

Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ended.
First Indochina War May 18th, 1952

First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors.
Deportation of the Crimean Tatars May 18th, 1944

The Soviet Union forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatars to the Uzbek SSR and elsewhere in the country.
Sada Abe May 18th, 1936

In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe (pictured) strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her for several days until her arrest.
Franklin D. Roosevelt May 18th, 1933

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority to stimulate the economic development of the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression.
Board of education May 18th, 1927

Disgruntled school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe set off explosives with timers and a rifle (aftermath pictured), causing the Bath School disaster in the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people in the deadliest mass murder in a school in United States history.
American Civil War May 18th, 1863

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant led his Army of the Tennessee across the Big Black River in preparation for the Siege of Vicksburg.
1695 Linfen earthquake May 18th, 1695

An earthquake measuring .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms7.8 struck Shanxi Province in northern China, resulting in at least 52,600 deaths.
Matins of Bruges May 18th, 1302

Armed insurrectionists massacred the occupying French garrison in Bruges, Flanders, killing approximately 2,000 people.

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

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

Massimo Girotti: Age & Birthday 84
Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome
John Paul II: Age & Birthday 84
John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace
35
Megumi Taruno

Badminton player

*May 18th, 1988, Fukuoka Prefecture
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Age & Birthday 56
Heinz-Harald Frentzen

German racing driver

*May 18th, 1967, Mönchengladbach
74
Hermann Diels

German classical scholar (1848–1922)

*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem
71
Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig
Bertrand Russell: Age & Birthday 97
Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn
31
Luke Black

Serbian singer-songwriter (born 1992)

*May 18th, 1992, Čačak
Ben Feringa: Age & Birthday 72
Ben Feringa

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry

*May 18th, 1951, Barger-Compascuum
Peter Grünberg: Age & Birthday 78
Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich
52
Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin
Robert Morse: Age & Birthday 90
Robert Morse

American actor

*May 18th, 1931, Newton †April 20th, 2022, Los Angeles
Nathaniel Parker: Age & Birthday 61
Nathaniel Parker

British actor

*May 18th, 1962, London
Walter Gropius: Age & Birthday 86
Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston
Alexandria Villaseñor: Age & Birthday 18
Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis
Frank Capra: Age & Birthday 94
Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta
Chow Yun-fat: Age & Birthday 68
Chow Yun-fat

Hong Kong actor

*May 18th, 1955, Hong Kong
68
Pierre Balmain

French fashion designer (1914–1982)

*May 18th, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne †June 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-Seine
49
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

English patron of cricket (1701-1750)

*May 18th, 1701, Chichester †August 8th, 1750, Godalming
83
Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)

*May 18th, 1048, Nishapur †December 4th, 1131, Nishapur

Same year
Born in 1551

37
Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud
William Camden: Age & Birthday 72
William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst
60
Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin
57
Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz
69
Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague
89
Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence
51
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore
46
Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen
65
Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris
57
Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven
59
Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle
76
Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid
Salomon Schweigger: Age & Birthday 71
Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg
45
Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome
49
Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague
Franz Hildesheim: Age & Birthday 62
Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin
Giovanni I Cornaro: Age & Birthday 78
Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice
67
Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence
72
Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz
59
Michael Triller
*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 18th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 18th.

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælfgifu_of_Shaftesbury
Eric IX of Sweden
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_IX_of_Sweden
Felix of Cantalice
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_of_Cantalice
Pope John I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_I
Venantius of Camerino
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venantius_of_Camerino
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_Russia
Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_Tatars
Independence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Somaliland)
International Museum Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Museum_Day
National Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech–language_pathology
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullivaikkal_Remembrance_Day
Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Turkmenistan
Teacher's Day (Syria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_Days
Victory 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

XVIII.V.MDLI

18.5.1551

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1551

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w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
18 123456
19 78910111213
20 14151617181920
21 21222324252627
22 28293031

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