November 18th, 1580

Born on November 18th, 1580

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 18th?

November 18th, 2017

Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977.

November 18th, 2014

Two Palestinian men attacked the praying congregants of a synagogue in Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, resulting in eight deaths, including the attackers themselves.

November 18th, 2003

With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.

November 18th, 1999

Texas A&M University's Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing 12 people and injuring 27 others, and causing the university to officially declare a hiatus on the 90-year-old annual event.

November 18th, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army captured the Croatian city of Vukovar, ending an 87-day siege.

November 18th, 1987

An underground fire killed 31 people at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London.

November 18th, 1985

Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip by Bill Watterson that was at its height one of the most popular in the world, was first published.

November 18th, 1978

Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan.

November 18th, 1977

Solomon Islands ratified the adoption of a new flag (pictured).

November 18th, 1956

At the Polish embassy in Moscow, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev said "We will bury you" while addressing Western envoys, prompting them to leave the room.

November 18th, 1872

American suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for having voted in the presidential election two weeks earlier.

November 18th, 1865

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, becoming the first great success of American author Mark Twain (pictured).

November 18th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three East Indiamen mainly carrying recruits for the Indian Army.

November 18th, 1583

The Siege of Godes­berg, the first major siege of the Cologne War, began.

November 18th, 1210

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was ex­com­mu­ni­cated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms.

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

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

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

*November 18th, 1787, Cormeilles-en-Parisis †July 10th, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

84

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist,pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

35

Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1576-1612)

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

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

71

Delroy Lindo

English actor

*November 18th, 1952, Eltham

81

Susan Sullivan

American actress (b. 1942)

*November 18th, 1942, New York City

55

Owen Wilson

American actor (born 1968)

*November 18th, 1968, Dallas

62

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

*November 18th, 1941, Guildford †December 3rd, 2003, Bucharest

92

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001)

*November 18th, 1908, Philadelphia †June 2nd, 2001, Westport

54

Daphne Rubin-Vega

American musician and actor

*November 18th, 1969, Panama City

39

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London

63

Kim Wilde

English pop singer (born 1960)

*November 18th, 1960, London

79

Qaboos bin Said Al Said

Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020

*November 18th, 1940, Salalah †January 10th, 2020, Seeb

84

Gaspar de Crayer

Flemish painter (1584-1669)

*November 18th, 1584, Antwerp †January 27th, 1669, Ghent

86

John McMartin

American actor and singer

*November 18th, 1929, Warsaw †July 6th, 2016, Manhattan

66

Johnny Mercer

American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive

*November 18th, 1909, Savannah †June 25th, 1976, Hollywood

49

Chloë Sevigny

American actress (b.1974)

*November 18th, 1974, Springfield

60

Peter Schmeichel

Danish association football player

*November 18th, 1963, Gladsaxe

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75

Marco Aurelio Severino

Italian scientist

*November 2nd, 1580, Tarsia †July 15th, 1656, Naples

74

Daniel Heinsius

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

*June 9th, 1580, Ghent †February 25th, 1655, The Hague

46

Willebrord Snellius

Dutch astronomer and mathematician

*June 13th, 1580, Leiden †October 30th, 1626, Leiden

75

Carlo Contarini

Doge of Venice (1580-1656)

*July 5th, 1580, Venice †May 1st, 1656, Venice

65

Pedro Orrente

Spanish artist (1580-1645)

*January 1st, 1580, Murcia †January 19th, 1645, Valencia

57

Willem Jacobsz Delff

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1580–1638)

*September 15th, 1580, Delft †April 14th, 1638, Delft

47

Robert Shirley

English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)

*November 30th, 1580, England †July 13th, 1628, Qazvin

43

Heinrich Eckhard

German theologian

*October 19th, 1580, Wetter (Hessen) †February 22nd, 1624, Altenburg

56

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

French astronomer (1580–1637)

*December 1st, 1580, Belgentier †June 24th, 1637, Aix-en-Provence

57

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

French noble (1580-1637)

*May 6th, 1580, Paris †September 22nd, 1637, Mantua

58

Augusta of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 8th, 1580, Kolding †February 5th, 1639, Husum

73

Charles de l'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf

French diplomat

*January 1st, 1580, La Celle-Condé †January 1st, 1653, Leuville-sur-Orge

82

Adriaen van Stalbemt

Flemish Baroque painter (1580-1662)

*June 12th, 1580, Antwerp †September 21st, 1662, Antwerp

74

Peter Claver

Jesuit missionary

*June 24th, 1580, Verdú †September 8th, 1654, Cartagena de Indias

56

Johannes Narssius

Dutch physician and poet (1580-1637), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Joannes Narsius

*November 9th, 1580, Dordrecht †January 1st, 1637, Batavia

45

Matthäus Bacmeister

German physician

*September 28th, 1580, Rostock †January 7th, 1626, Lüneburg

73

Francesco Mochi

Italian sculptor (1580-1654)

*July 29th, 1580, Montevarchi †February 6th, 1654, Rome

78

Charles Annibal Fabrot

French lawyer

*September 15th, 1580, Aix-en-Provence †January 16th, 1659, Aix-en-Provence

21

August of Brandenburg

(1580-1601)

*February 16th, 1580, Halle (Saale) †May 3rd, 1601, Old Cölln

71

Salomon Hirzel

Swiss politician, 1580 - 1652

*August 8th, 1580, Zürich †June 24th, 1652, Zürich

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Leap year

Yes: 1580 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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