February 18th, 1574

Born on February 18th, 1574

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

February 18th, 2013

Eight gunmen stole US$50,000,000 worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels Airport.

February 18th, 2010

WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning.

February 18th, 1946

President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, annulling benefits payable to Filipino troops who fought for the U.S. during World War II.

February 18th, 1943

The core members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group, were arrested by the Gestapo.

February 18th, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans.

February 18th, 1878

Competition between two American merchants in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, turned into a range war when a member of one faction was murdered by the other.

February 18th, 1873

Vasil Levski, a national hero of Bulgaria, was executed in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities for his efforts to establish an independent Bulgarian republic.

February 18th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: French troops led by Napoleon forced the Army of Bohemia to retreat after it advanced dangerously close to Paris.

February 18th, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: A British expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa landed in Elmina in present-day Ghana.

February 18th, 1766

Enslaved Malagasy captives on the Dutch East India Company slave ship Meermin began a mutiny that led to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.

February 18th, 1637

Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, a Spanish fleet intercepted an Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of forty-four vessels escorted by six men-of-war, destroying or capturing twenty ships.

February 18th, 1268

The Battle of Wesenberg took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia.

February 18th, 2019

Seven members of Parliament in the United Kingdom resigned from the Labour Party to form a new political party called The Independent Group.

February 18th, 2014

A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.

January 1st, 1970

According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began.

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

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

71

Francesco Redi

Italian entomologist and poet

*February 18th, 1626, Arezzo †March 1st, 1697, Pisa

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

82

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

42

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

45

Zhou Mi

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1979, Nanning

48

Rayoni Head

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1976, London Borough of Hillingdon

70

John Travolta

American actor (born 1954)

*February 18th, 1954, Englewood

56

Molly Ringwald

American actress, singer, dancer, and author (1968-)

*February 18th, 1968, Roseville

59

Dr. Dre

American rapper, record producer, and businessman

*February 18th, 1965, Compton

57

Roberto Baggio

Italian association football player (born 1967)

*February 18th, 1967, Caldogno

42

Christian Tiffert

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

39

Anton Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1985)

*February 18th, 1985, Peckham

91

Yoko Ono

Japanese artist and activist based in the United States

*February 18th, 1933, Tokyo

65

Jayne Atkinson

British actress

*February 18th, 1959, Bournemouth

77

Dennis DeYoung

American musician

*February 18th, 1947, Chicago

78

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and university educator (1838–1916)

*February 18th, 1838, Brno-Chrlice †February 19th, 1916, Vaterstetten

86

Miloš Forman

Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932–2018)

*February 18th, 1932, Čáslav †April 13th, 2018, Danbury

42

Courtney Act

Australian drag queen

*February 18th, 1982, Brisbane

61

Manfred Wolter

German writer

*February 18th, 1938, Potsdam †October 14th, 1999, Woltersdorf

49

Gary Neville

English association football player and manager (born 1975)

*February 18th, 1975, Bury

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86

William Oughtred

English mathematician and Anglican minister (1574–1660)

*March 5th, 1574, Eton †June 30th, 1660, Albury

80

Innocent X

Pope from 1644 to 1655

*May 6th, 1574, Rome †January 7th, 1655, Rome

44

Anne of Denmark

Queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England (1574-1619)

*December 12th, 1574, Skanderborg Slot †March 2nd, 1619, Hampton Court Palace

53

François de Sourdis

Catholic cardinal

*October 25th, 1574, Poitou †February 8th, 1628, Bordeaux

63

Robert Fludd

British mathematician, doctor and astrologer

*January 17th, 1574, Milgate House †September 8th, 1637, London

36

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

(1574-1610); Elector Palatine

*March 5th, 1574, Amberg †September 19th, 1610, Heidelberg

67

Holger Rosenkrantz

(1574-1642)

*December 14th, 1574, Kalø slot †October 28th, 1642, Copenhagen

74

Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1574-1648)

*August 28th, 1574, Celle †December 10th, 1648, Celle

60

Elisabeth of Lorraine

French princess (1574-1635)

*October 9th, 1574, Nancy †January 4th, 1635, Braunau am Inn

55

Cornelius Paulinus Swanenburg

Dutch jurist

*September 12th, 1574, Leiden †May 12th, 1630, Leiden

46

Princess Maria Christina I, Princess of Transylvania

Princess Consort of Transylvania and Austrian archduchess (1574-1621)

*November 10th, 1574, Graz †April 6th, 1621, Hall in Tirol

47

Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen

Prince Bishop of Bamberg and Wurtzburg

*November 30th, 1574, Lauda-Königshofen †January 1st, 1622, Diet of Regensburg

49

Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna

Spanish duke

*December 17th, 1574, Osuna †September 24th, 1624, Madrid

54

Thomas Platter the Younger

Swiss physician, traveller and writer (1574-1628)

*July 24th, 1574, Basel †December 4th, 1628, Basel

66

Osta Morat

Dey of Tunis (1570-1640)

*March 19th, 1574, Levanto †May 31st, 1640, Tunis

45

Mark Sittich von Hohenems

Austrian nobleman

*January 1st, 1574, Hohenems †October 9th, 1619, Salzburg

75

Christoph Scheiner

Jesuit father, physicist and astronomer (*1575 – †1650)

*November 30th, 1574, Markt Wald †July 18th, 1650, Nysa

42

Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn

Duke of Teschen

*December 12th, 1574, Cieszyn †July 13th, 1617, Cieszyn

75

Robert Dudley

English engineer, explorer, cartographer (1574-1649)

*August 7th, 1574, Richmond Palace †September 6th, 1649, Tuscany

63

John Wilbye

English composer

*March 7th, 1574, Diss †January 1st, 1638, Colchester

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No: With 365 days 1574 is a normal year and no leap year.

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