September 18th, 1605

Born on September 18th, 1605

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

September 18th, 1950

Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest that the KPA would advance in the war.

September 18th, 2001

Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

September 18th, 1961

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.

September 18th, 1948

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

September 18th, 1918

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

September 18th, 1895

Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment on janitor William Harvey Lillard.

September 18th, 1879

The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

September 18th, 1875

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.

September 18th, 1873

Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.

September 18th, 1870

Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).

September 18th, 1851

The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.

September 18th, 1850

The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.

September 18th, 1809

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.

September 18th, 1048

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.

September 18th, 0324

Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.

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

Same year
Born in 1605

60

Philip IV of Spain

King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)

*April 8th, 1605, Valladolid Royal Palace †September 17th, 1665, Cuarto bajo del Rey

77

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

*October 19th, 1605, London †October 19th, 1682, Norwich

21

Tianqi Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*December 23rd, 1605, Beijing †September 30th, 1627, Beijing

82

Sor Marcela de San Felix

Spanish writer (1605-1688)

*May 8th, 1605, Toledo †January 9th, 1688, Madrid

60

Wacław Leszczyński

Polish archbishop

*August 15th, 1605, Baranów †April 1st, 1666, Gniezno

48

Paul Marquard Schlegel

German anatomist and physician

*January 1st, 1605, Hamburg †February 20th, 1653, Hamburg

69

Bulstrode Whitelocke

English politician (1605-1675)

*August 6th, 1605, London †July 28th, 1675, Hungerford

54

Daniel Czepko von Reigersfeld

Poet and dramatist

*September 23rd, 1605, Koskowice †September 9th, 1660, Wołów

59

Valentin Heider

German councillor

*March 25th, 1605, Lindau †November 28th, 1664, Lindau

64

Antonio Bertali

Austrian composer and violinist of Italian birth (1605-1669)

*March 1st, 1605, Verona †April 17th, 1669, Vienna

85

Theodore Haak

German scholar

*January 1st, 1605, Worms †January 1st, 1690, London

53

Simon Dach

German writer

*July 29th, 1605, Klaipėda †April 15th, 1659, Königsberg

21

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier

French princess

*October 15th, 1605, Château de Gaillon †June 4th, 1627, Paris

87

Martin Weise

German physician (1605-1693)

*September 9th, 1605, Lübben †March 16th, 1693, Berlin

80

William Dugdale

English officer of arms

*September 12th, 1605, Shustoke †February 10th, 1686, Shustoke

72

Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy

French writer and composer

*October 16th, 1605, Paris †October 29th, 1677, Paris

32

Philip Maurice, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

German noble

*August 25th, 1605, Hanau †August 3rd, 1638, Hanau

49

Frans Banning Cocq

Dutch politician, lord of Purmerend and Ilpendam, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Frans Banninck Cocq

*February 23rd, 1605, Amsterdam †January 1st, 1655, Amsterdam

56

George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*March 17th, 1605, Darmstadt †June 11th, 1661, Darmstadt

75

Johann Ernst Pistoris

German diplomat and amtshauptmann

*March 20th, 1605, Neuhirschstein Castle †May 13th, 1680, Seußlitz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1605 is a normal year and no leap year.

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