June 18th, 1604

Born on June 18th, 1604

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 153,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 648 days, exactly on February 6th, 2026, people who were born on June 18th, 1604 will be 154,000 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 was designated a monument historique.

June 18th, 2012

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

June 18th, 2009

NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, its first mission to the Moon in more than ten years.

June 18th, 1994

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

June 18th, 1983

Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.

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?

81

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

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

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

88

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer (1882–1971)

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

44

Theodus Crane

American actor

*June 18th, 1979, Atlanta

34

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Gabonese, French and Spanish 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

65

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

76

Linda Thorson

Canadian actress

*June 18th, 1947, Toronto

52

Kerry Butler

American recording artist; actress and singer

*June 18th, 1971, Brooklyn

41

Marco Borriello

Italian footballer

*June 18th, 1982, Naples

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

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

62

Alison Moyet

British singer

*June 18th, 1961, Billericay

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

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

33

Jeremy Irvine

British actor

*June 18th, 1990, Gamlingay

76

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician

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

33

Christian Taylor

American track and field athlete

*June 18th, 1990, Fayetteville

94

Jürgen Habermas

German sociologist and philosopher (born 1929)

*June 18th, 1929, Düsseldorf

70

Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Swedish politician

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

Same year
Born in 1604

17

Osman II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*November 3rd, 1604, Istanbul †May 20th, 1622, Istanbul

56

Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet

English writer, politician, and commander in the Parliamentary army (1604-1661)

*September 13th, 1604, Handforth †April 7th, 1661, Croydon Palace

84

George Ent

English scientist and physician; (1604-1689)

*November 6th, 1604, Sandwich †October 13th, 1689, Holborn

64

Frans Luycx

Flemish Baroque painter (1604–1668)

*April 17th, 1604, Antwerp †May 1st, 1668, Vienna

44

Claudia de' Medici

Archduchess of Austria (1604-1648)

*June 4th, 1604, Palazzo Pitti †December 25th, 1648, Innsbruck

43

Francesco Brunetti

Italian historian and writer

*November 30th, 1604, Campli †November 30th, 1647, Campli

52

John IV of Portugal

King of Portugal

*March 19th, 1604, Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa †November 6th, 1656, Ribeira Palace

45

Jean Morin

French painter (c.1590-1650)

*November 30th, 1604, Paris †June 6th, 1650, Paris

66

Johann Rudolf Glauber

German-Dutch alchemist (1604-1670)

*March 10th, 1604, Karlstadt am Main †March 16th, 1670, Amsterdam

46

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1604–1651)

*August 12th, 1604, Edo Castle †June 8th, 1651, Edo Castle

46

Bodo von Hodenberg

German author (1604-1650)

*April 3rd, 1604, Hodenhagen †September 20th, 1650, Osterode am Harz

47

Heinrich Albert

German composer and poet

*July 8th, 1604, Bad Lobenstein †October 6th, 1651, Königsberg

75

John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Dutch soldier and administrator (1604–1679)

*June 17th, 1604, Dillenburg †December 20th, 1679, Bedburg-Hau

71

Charles IV of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine and Bar (1604-1675)

*April 5th, 1604, Nancy †September 18th, 1675, Allenbach

68

Dorothea Diana of Salm-Mörchingen

Countess of Hanau

*July 25th, 1604, Créhange †December 19th, 1672, Wœrth

65

Andrea Vaccaro

Italian painter (1604-1670)

*May 8th, 1604, Naples †January 18th, 1670, Naples

21

Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

(1604-1626)

*December 6th, 1604, Kassel †August 27th, 1626, Lutter am Barenberge

68

Johannes Bach

German composer and musician

*November 26th, 1604, Günthersleben-Wechmar †May 13th, 1673, Erfurt

57

Christoph Tinctorius

German university teacher and writer (1604-1662)

*November 7th, 1604, Srokowo †April 13th, 1662, Königsberg

37

Louis, Count of Soissons

French noble

*May 1st, 1604, Paris †July 6th, 1641, Battle of La Marfée

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Leap year

Yes: 1604 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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