December 18th, 1590

Born on December 18th, 1590

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

December 18th, 2017

An Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring sixty-five others.

December 18th, 2009

The Copenhagen Summit on climate change ended with the drafting of the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.

December 18th, 1979

Mohammad Mofatteh, an Iranian philosopher, was assassinated by the Furqan Group.

December 18th, 1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film and the only one to star George Lazenby, premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.

December 18th, 1966

Epimetheus, one of the moons of Saturn, was discovered, but was mistaken for Janus; it took twelve years to determine that they are two distinct objects sharing the same orbit.

December 18th, 1963

Ghanaian and other African students organized a protest in Moscow's Red Square in response to the alleged murder of medical student Edmund Assare-Addo.

December 18th, 1958

The United States launched SCORE (rocket pictured), the world's first communications satellite.

December 18th, 1939

Second World War: The Luftwaffe won a victory over the Royal Air Force in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, greatly influencing both sides' future aerial warfare strategy.

December 18th, 1932

Playing indoors at Chicago Stadium on a modified American football field, the Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans in the first playoff game of the National Football League.

December 18th, 1913

The Jew's Christmas, the first American film to include a rabbi as a character, was released.

December 18th, 1898

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (pictured) set the first official land speed record, averaging 63.16 km/h (39.245 mph) over 1 km (0.62 mi) in Achères, France.

December 18th, 1867

In Angola, New York, the last coach of a Lake Shore Railway train derailed, plunged 40 feet (12 m) down a gully, and caught fire, resulting in approximately 49 deaths.

December 18th, 1499

Muslims in Granada began a rebellion against their Castilian rulers in response to forced conversions to Catholicism.

December 18th, 1865

US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the United States.

December 18th, 1793

Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.

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

Born on December 18th, 1590

49

William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1627-1640)

*December 18th, 1590, Ottweiler †August 22nd, 1640, Metz

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Who's birthday is on December 18th?

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

74

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

*December 18th, 1878, Gori †March 5th, 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

81

Ulrich Wilcken

German historian (1862–1944)

*December 18th, 1862, Szczecin †December 10th, 1944, Baden-Baden

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

43

Christina Aguilera

American singer

*December 18th, 1980, Staten Island

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

62

Christina of Sweden

Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654

*December 18th, 1626, Stockholm †April 19th, 1689, Rome

22

Səbuhi Abdullazadə

Azerbaijani footballer

*December 18th, 2001, Azerbaijan

35

Christoph Neander

German choir director (1589-1625)

*December 18th, 1589, Colditz †January 21st, 1625, Dresden

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

62

Angie Stone

American singer and actress

*December 18th, 1961, Columbia

63

Edwin Howard Armstrong

American electrical engineer and inventor

*December 18th, 1890, Manhattan †February 1st, 1954, New York City

50

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)

*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo

62

Brian Orser

Canadian former professional figure skater; Canadian figure skating coach

*December 18th, 1961, Belleville

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Born in 1590

86

Clement X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676

*July 13th, 1590, Rome †July 22nd, 1676, Rome

27

Ahmed I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1590-1617) (r. 1603-1617)

*April 18th, 1590, Manisa †November 22nd, 1617, Istanbul

78

Johann Agricola

German author

*March 21st, 1590, Neuburg an der Donau †April 1st, 1668, Wrocław

51

Johann Matthäus Meyfart

German theologian and writer

*November 9th, 1590, Jena †January 26th, 1642, Erfurt

59

Manuel de Faria e Sousa

Portuguese writer and historian (1590-1649)

*March 18th, 1590, Pombeiro de Ribavizela †June 3rd, 1649, Madrid

86

Anne Clifford

Noblewoman; English countess (1590-1676)

*January 30th, 1590, Skipton Castle †March 22nd, 1676, Brougham Castle

70

Daniel Seghers

Flemish painter and Jesuit (1590-1661)

*December 3rd, 1590, Antwerp †November 2nd, 1661, Antwerp

68

Johannes Crocius

German protestant theologian

*July 28th, 1590, Bad Laasphe †July 1st, 1659, Marburg

59

Owen Roe O'Neill

Irish soldier

*January 1st, 1590, County Armagh †November 6th, 1649, Cavan

67

William Bradford

English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony (1590-1657)

*March 19th, 1590, Austerfield †May 9th, 1657, Plymouth Colony

59

Simon Vouet

French painter (1590-1649)

*January 9th, 1590, Paris †June 30th, 1649, Paris

433

María de Zayas

Spanish writer of the Golden Age

*September 12th, 1590, Madrid

30

Cosimo II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)

*May 12th, 1590, Florence †February 28th, 1621, Florence

69

Anna of Pomerania

Duchess-Consort of Croy and Havré

*October 3rd, 1590, Barth †July 7th, 1660, Słupsk

78

Samuel Braun

Swiss explorer (1590-1668)

*March 19th, 1590, Basel †July 31st, 1668, Basel

60

Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo

Portuguese noble (1590-1651)

*August 17th, 1590, Madrid †January 28th, 1651, Madrid

47

Werner Teschenmacher

German theologian (1590-1638)

*September 13th, 1590, Elberfeld †April 2nd, 1638, Xanten

74

Theodor von Reinkingk

German jurist

*March 10th, 1590, Ventspils †December 15th, 1664, Glückstadt

34

Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw

Austrian archduke

*August 7th, 1590, Graz †December 28th, 1624, Madrid

64

David Blondel

French minister and theologian

*September 25th, 1590, Châlons-en-Champagne †April 6th, 1655, Amsterdam

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No: With 365 days 1590 is a normal year and no leap year.

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