July 18th, 1568

Born on July 18th, 1568

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

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

67

Robert Hooke

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

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

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

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

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

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70

Tommaso Campanella

Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet (1568-1639)

*September 4th, 1568, Stilo †May 21st, 1639, Paris

76

Urban VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644

*April 5th, 1568, Florence †July 29th, 1644, Rome

29

Gunilla Bielke

Queen of Sweden

*June 25th, 1568, Östergötland †June 25th, 1597, Bråborg Castle

64

Salome Alt

Mistress to German Prince bishop

*November 21st, 1568, Salzburg †June 27th, 1633, Wels

23

Aloysius Gonzaga

Italian aristocrat and Jesuit seminarian and saint

*March 9th, 1568, Castiglione delle Stiviere †June 21st, 1591, Rome

57

Honoré d'Urfé

French writer (1568-1625)

*February 11th, 1568, Marseille †June 1st, 1625, Villefranche-sur-Mer

54

Sophie of Brandenburg

Regent of Saxony (1568-1622)

*June 6th, 1568, Flecken Zechlin †December 7th, 1622, Colditz Castle

51

Onorio Longhi

Italian architect

*October 12th, 1568, Viggiù †December 31st, 1619, Rome

71

Henry Wotton

English writer, poet, politician and ambassador (1568-1639)

*March 30th, 1568, Boughton Place †December 1st, 1639, Eton College

63

Johannes Hartmann

German chemist, physician and rector (1568-1631)

*January 15th, 1568, Amberg †December 7th, 1631, Marburg

56

Princess Anna of Sweden

Swedish princess (1568-1625)

*May 17th, 1568, Eskilstuna †February 26th, 1625, Brodnica

58

Bernardo de Balbuena

Poet

*November 20th, 1568, Valdepeñas †October 11th, 1627, San Juan

61

Christian I

Prince of Anhalt, then Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

*May 11th, 1568, Bernburg †April 17th, 1630, Bernburg

69

Daniel Cramer

German theologian

*January 20th, 1568, Recz †October 5th, 1637, Szczecin

59

Zdeněk Vojtěch Popel von Lobkowitz

Czech nobleman (1568-1628)

*August 15th, 1568, Prague †June 16th, 1628, Vienna

48

Karl Ludwig von Sulz

9 Jul 1568 Tiengen - 29 Sep 1616 Trino

*July 9th, 1568, Waldshut-Tiengen †September 29th, 1616, Turin

78

David Gloxin

Roman jurist and organist (1568-1646)

*February 8th, 1568, Choszczno †September 11th, 1646, Lübeck

61

Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille

French princess (1568-1629)

*June 18th, 1568, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †August 29th, 1629, Paris

45

Ventura Salimbeni

Italian painter (1568-1613)

*January 20th, 1568, Siena †November 23rd, 1613, Siena

46

Virginia de' Medici

Italian noble (1568-1615)

*May 29th, 1568, Florence †January 15th, 1615, Modena

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Leap year

Yes: 1568 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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