July 18th, 1576

Born on July 18th, 1576

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 163,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 386 days, exactly on July 24th, 2025, people who were born on July 18th, 1576 will be 164,000 days old!

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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

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

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

Same year
Born in 1576

35

Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1576-1612)

*November 18th, 1576, Hanau †August 9th, 1612, Hanau

43

John Sarkander

Czech saint

*December 20th, 1576, Skoczów †March 17th, 1620, Olomouc

37

Antonio Neri

Italian chemist

*February 29th, 1576, Florence †January 1st, 1614, Florence

45

Alix Le Clerc

French founder of a religious order providing education to girls (1576-1622)

*February 2nd, 1576, Remiremont †January 9th, 1622, Nancy

67

Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau

Electress Palatine (1576-1644)

*March 31st, 1576, Delft †March 15th, 1644, Königsberg

49

Duchess Anna I, Duchess of Prussia

Duchess of Prussia

*July 3rd, 1576, Königsberg †August 30th, 1625, Berlin

84

Petrus Scriverius

Dutch writer, philologist and scholar on the history of Holland and Belgium, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Petrus Scriverius

*January 12th, 1576, Haarlem †April 30th, 1660, Oudewater

66

Johann Kromayer

German educationist (1576-1643)

*December 8th, 1576, Döbeln †July 13th, 1643, Weimar

60

Pietro Paolo Bonzi

Painter of still lifes (1576-1636)

*January 1st, 1576, Cortona †March 17th, 1636, Rome

56

Scipione Borghese

17th-century Catholic cardinal

*November 30th, 1576, Artena †October 2nd, 1633, Rome

74

Herman Wenceslas Czernin of Chudenice

Czech hofmeister and nobleman

*July 24th, 1576, Nedrahovice †February 6th, 1651, Kost Castle

35

Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland

Scholar and writer of Elizabethan England

*October 16th, 1576, Belvoir Castle †June 26th, 1612, Cambridge

52

Kaspar Teutleben

German author

*March 27th, 1576, Laucha †February 11th, 1629, Wenigensömmern

51

Roque González de Santa Cruz

Paraguayan missionary

*November 17th, 1576, Asunción †November 15th, 1628, São Miguel das Missões

47

Eric of Lorraine

French Bishop of Verdun and half brother of Louise of Lorraine, Queen consort of France.

*March 14th, 1576, Nancy †April 27th, 1623, Nancy

76

Thomas Dudley

Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1576-1653)

*October 12th, 1576, Yardley Hastings †July 31st, 1653, Roxbury

73

Caspar Schoppe

German scholar (1576-1649)

*May 27th, 1576, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †November 19th, 1649, Padua

44

Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt, then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576-1621)

*October 28th, 1576, Harzgerode †August 20th, 1621, Zerbst

54

Gebhard Johann von Alvensleben

2 Oct 1576 Rögätz - 27 Jul 1631

*October 2nd, 1576, Rogätz Castle †July 27th, 1631, Schloss Erxleben

57

John Marston

English writer 1575?-1634

*October 7th, 1576, Coventry †June 25th, 1634, Hampshire

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Leap year

Yes: 1576 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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