July 18th, 1564

Born on July 18th, 1564

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

35

Merve Özbey

Turkish singer

*July 18th, 1988, Istanbul

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

67

Robert Hooke

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

*July 18th, 1635, Freshwater †March 3rd, 1703, London

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

82

Frank Farian

German music producer

*July 18th, 1941, Kirn †January 23rd, 2024, Miami

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

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

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

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

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

59

Emperor Rudolf II

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612)

*July 18th, 1552, Vienna †January 20th, 1612, Prague

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52

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

*March 31st, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon †April 23rd, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon

77

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

*February 15th, 1564, Pisa †January 8th, 1642, Arcetri

55

William Adams

English navigator who travelled to Japan

*September 24th, 1564, Gillingham †May 16th, 1620, Hirado

29

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564–1593)

*February 6th, 1564, Canterbury †May 30th, 1593, Deptford

46

Ernest II

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

*December 31st, 1564, Celle †March 2nd, 1611, Celle

64

Johannes Buxtorf

German Calvinist theologian

*December 25th, 1564, Kamen †September 13th, 1629, Basel

72

Antonius Matthaeus

German jurist (1564-1637)

*December 27th, 1564, Frankenberg †May 28th, 1637, Groningen

68

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

English aristocrat (1564-1632)

*April 27th, 1564, Tynemouth †November 5th, 1632, Petworth

73

Vincenzo Giustiniani

Italian banker and art collector (1564-1637)

*September 13th, 1564, Chios †December 27th, 1637, Rome

62

Pierre Coton

French Jesuit priest (1564-1626)

*January 1st, 1564, Néronde †March 19th, 1626, Paris

54

Johann Domann

German judge and author (1564-1618)

*May 2nd, 1564, Osnabrück †September 20th, 1618, The Hague

48

Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

*October 15th, 1564, Schloss Hessen †July 30th, 1613, Prague

39

Johann Adam von Bicken

Archbishop-Elector

*May 27th, 1564, Netphen †January 11th, 1604, Aschaffenburg

72

Karel ze Žerotína

Czech nobleman (1564-1636)

*September 15th, 1564, Brandýs nad Orlicí †October 9th, 1636, Přerov

78

William Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

German Prince

*March 15th, 1564, Harburg †March 30th, 1642, Harburg

45

Joseph Heintz the Elder

Swiss painter (1564-1609)

*June 11th, 1564, Basel †October 15th, 1609, Prague

53

David Fabricius

German astronomer

*March 9th, 1564, Esens †May 7th, 1617, Osteel

69

John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

Duke of Saxe-Coburg

*June 12th, 1564, Gotha †July 16th, 1633, Coburg

67

Federico Borromeo

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1564-1631)

*August 18th, 1564, Milan †September 21st, 1631, Milan

71

Reynier Pauw

Dutch politician (1564-1636)

*July 29th, 1564, Amsterdam †February 19th, 1636, Amsterdam

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Leap year

Yes: 1564 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).

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