June 18th, 1597

Born on June 18th, 1597

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 28 days, exactly on July 29th, 2024, people who were born on June 18th, 1597 will be 156,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 18th?

June 18th, 1954

Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

June 18th, 1953

A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board.

June 18th, 1940

World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance.

June 18th, 1858

Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged him to publish his own theory of evolution.

June 18th, 1815

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.

June 18th, 1757

Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up the Siege of Prague and retreat to Saxony.

June 18th, 0618

Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty.

June 18th, 1898

The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (pictured) in Bar-le-Duc, France, was designated a monument historique.

June 18th, 2012

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

June 18th, 2009

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's first mission to the Moon in more than ten years, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

June 18th, 1994

The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.

June 18th, 1983

Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.

June 18th, 1982

The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from scaffolding beneath London's Blackfriars Bridge.

June 18th, 1981

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.

June 18th, 1972

British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon-Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK.

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

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

82

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer (1882–1971)

*June 18th, 1882, Lomonosov †April 6th, 1971, New York City

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg

45

Theodus Crane

American actor

*June 18th, 1979, Atlanta

35

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Gabonese association football player

*June 18th, 1989, Laval

70

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

*June 18th, 1942, Urbana †April 4th, 2013, Chicago

60

Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949-2010)

*June 18th, 1949, Warsaw †April 10th, 2010, Smolensk

47

Kaja Kallas

Estonian politician (1977-)

*June 18th, 1977, Tallinn

66

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

77

Linda Thorson

Canadian actress

*June 18th, 1947, Toronto

53

Kerry Butler

American recording artist; actress and singer

*June 18th, 1971, Brooklyn

42

Marco Borriello

Italian footballer

*June 18th, 1982, Naples

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

63

Alison Moyet

British singer

*June 18th, 1961, Billericay

70

Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Swedish politician

*June 18th, 1586, Lindholmen Castle †December 12th, 1656, Edsberg Castle

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

*June 18th, 1910, Flemington †August 10th, 1979, Panorama City

34

Christian Taylor

American track and field athlete

*June 18th, 1990, Fayetteville

25

Patricia Janečková

Slovak opera crossover singer (1998-2023)

*June 18th, 1998, Münchberg †October 1st, 2023, Ostrava

76

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician

*June 18th, 1845, Paris †May 18th, 1922, Paris

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32

Sigismondo Boldoni

Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)

*July 5th, 1597, Bellano †July 3rd, 1630, Pavia

54

Friedrich Leibniz

German philosopher

*November 24th, 1597, Altenberg †September 5th, 1652, Leipzig

41

Martin Opitz

German poet

*December 23rd, 1597, Bolesławiec †August 20th, 1639, Gdańsk

61

Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1597-1659)

*December 22nd, 1597, Gottorf Castle †August 10th, 1659, Tönning

62

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Electress of Brandenburg and duchess of Prussia

*November 19th, 1597, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 26th, 1660, Krosno Odrzańskie

62

Johann Georg Dorsche

German theologian

*November 13th, 1597, Strasbourg †December 25th, 1659, Rostock

81

Abraham Heidanus

Dutch Calvinist minister

*August 10th, 1597, Frankenthal †October 15th, 1678, Leiden

57

Theodor Zwinger the Younger

Swiss theologian

*November 21st, 1597, Basel †December 27th, 1654, Basel

73

John Davenport

British priest 1597-1670

*April 9th, 1597, Coventry †May 30th, 1670, Boston

56

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

French author, best known for his epistolary essays

*May 31st, 1597, Angoulême †February 18th, 1654, Angoulême

69

Georg Lilien

German theologian

*April 14th, 1597, Dresden †July 27th, 1666, Berlin

51

Vincent Voiture

French poet

*February 24th, 1597, Amiens †May 26th, 1648, Paris

74

John Underhill

Early settler of American colonies, Captain of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Militia

*October 7th, 1597, Warwickshire †July 21st, 1672, Killingworth

78

Philip von Krusenstiern

Swedish diplomat (1597-1676)

*May 1st, 1597, Lutherstadt Eisleben †April 10th, 1676, Tallinn

61

Johann Micraelius

German historian

*September 1st, 1597, Koszalin †December 3rd, 1658, Szczecin

53

Alvise Contarini

Italian diplomat, nobleman

*April 23rd, 1597, Venice †March 11th, 1651, Venice

40

Theodoor Rombouts

Flemish painter (1597-1637)

*July 2nd, 1597, Antwerp †September 14th, 1637, Antwerp

55

Jean-Charles de la Faille

Jesuit mathematician

*March 1st, 1597, Antwerp †November 4th, 1652, Barcelona

40

Henry Gellibrand

English mathematician (1597-1637)

*January 1st, 1597, London †February 16th, 1637, London

67

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Painter of the Dutch Golden Age (1597-1665)

*June 9th, 1597, Assendelft †May 31st, 1665, Haarlem

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1597 is a normal year and no leap year.

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