December 18th, 1595

Born on December 18th, 1595

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 156,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Same Day
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

62

Christina of Sweden

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

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

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

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

22

Səbuhi Abdullazadə

Azerbaijani footballer

*December 18th, 2001, Azerbaijan

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

82

Joan Wallach Scott

American academic

*December 18th, 1941, Brooklyn

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Born in 1595

81

Antonio Maria Abbatini

Italian composer

*January 26th, 1595, Città di Castello †November 30th, 1676, Città di Castello

60

Edward Winslow

Mayflower passenger (1595-1655)

*January 1st, 1595, Droitwich Spa †January 1st, 1655, Caribbean Sea

58

Alessandro Algardi

Italian sculptor (1598–1654)

*July 31st, 1595, Bologna †June 10th, 1654, Rome

40

Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch

German soldier

*January 1st, 1595, Gryf Castle †January 1st, 1635, Regensburg

57

Willem Cornelisz Backer

Amsterdam mayor and VOC board member (1595–1652)

*April 17th, 1595, Amsterdam †October 5th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Henry Lawes

English musician and composer

*December 5th, 1595, Wiltshire †October 21st, 1662, London

77

Lucas van Uden

Flemish painter (1595-1672)

*October 18th, 1595, Antwerp †November 4th, 1672, Antwerp

54

Jerzy Ossoliński

Polish noble (1595-1650)

*December 15th, 1595, Sandomierz †August 9th, 1650, Warsaw

87

Heo Mok

Korean politician, poet and scholar (1595-1682)

*January 1st, 1595, Seoul †April 27th, 1682, Yeongcheon

45

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski

Polish writer (1595-1640)

*February 24th, 1595, Sarbiewo, Masovian Voivodeship †April 2nd, 1640, Warsaw

52

Władysław IV Vasa

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1595-1648)

*June 9th, 1595 †May 20th, 1648, Merkinė

62

Juan Eusebio Nieremberg

Spanish mystic (1595-1658)

*September 9th, 1595, Madrid †April 7th, 1658, Madrid

45

George William, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia

*November 13th, 1595, Old Cölln †December 1st, 1640, Königsberg

78

Jean Chapelain

French poet and critic

*December 4th, 1595, Paris †February 22nd, 1674, Paris

78

John Wilson

English composer, lutenist and teacher

*April 5th, 1595, Faversham †February 22nd, 1674, London

71

Jan Marek Marci

Czech physicist, doctor and mathematician

*June 13th, 1595, Lanškroun †April 10th, 1667, Prague

69

Herman Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern

Margrave of Baden to Rodemachern (1595-1665)

*January 23rd, 1595, Rastatt †January 4th, 1665, Kastellaun

61

Hempo von Knesebeck

German hofmeister (1595-1656)

*April 14th, 1595, Tylsen †June 19th, 1656, Tylsen

67

Maximilian Kurtz von Senftenau

German diplomat

*July 10th, 1595, Munich †July 10th, 1662, Munich

54

Jean Louis d'Erlach

Swiss general (1595-1650)

*September 30th, 1595, Bern †January 26th, 1650, Breisach

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1595 is a normal year and no leap year.

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