February 18th, 1609

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Born on February 18th, 1609 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
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What happened on February 18th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 18th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1609)

Born on February 18th, 1609

Weekday

Wednesday

February 18th, 1609 was a Wednesday.

Age

415

People born on February 18th, 1609 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 415 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1609 - February 19th, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 355 days, exactly on April 18th, 2025, people who were born on February 18th, 1609 will be 152,000 days old!

151,645 Days

21,663 Weeks

4,982 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on February 18th?

February 18th, 2013

Eight gunmen stole US$50,000,000 worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels Airport.

February 18th, 2010

WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning.

February 18th, 1946

President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, annulling benefits payable to Filipino troops who fought for the U.S. during World War II.

February 18th, 1943

The core members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group, were arrested by the Gestapo.

February 18th, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans.

February 18th, 1878

Competition between two American merchants in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, turned into a range war when a member of one faction was murdered by the other.

February 18th, 1873

Vasil Levski, a national hero of Bulgaria, was executed in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities for his efforts to establish an independent Bulgarian republic.

February 18th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: French troops led by Napoleon forced the Army of Bohemia to retreat after it advanced dangerously close to Paris.

February 18th, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: A British expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa landed in Elmina in present-day Ghana.

February 18th, 1766

Enslaved Malagasy captives on the Dutch East India Company slave ship Meermin began a mutiny that led to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.

February 18th, 1637

Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, a Spanish fleet intercepted an Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of forty-four vessels escorted by six men-of-war, destroying or capturing twenty ships.

February 18th, 1268

The Battle of Wesenberg took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia.

February 18th, 2019

Seven members of Parliament in the United Kingdom resigned from the Labour Party to form a new political party called The Independent Group.

February 18th, 2014

A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.

January 1st, 1970

According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began.

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

Born on February 18th, 1609

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

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Who's birthday is on February 18th?

Francesco Redi

Italian entomologist and poet

*February 18th, 1626, Arezzo †March 1st, 1697, Pisa

Johann Georg Daniel Arnold

German poet

*February 18th, 1780, Strasbourg †February 18th, 1829, Strasbourg

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

Daniel Ernemann

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1976, Amberg

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

Zhou Mi

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1979, Nanning

Rayoni Head

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1976, London Borough of Hillingdon

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

John Travolta

American actor (born 1954)

*February 18th, 1954, Englewood

Molly Ringwald

American actress, singer, dancer, and author (1968-)

*February 18th, 1968, Roseville

Jayne Atkinson

British actress

*February 18th, 1959, Bournemouth

Dr. Dre

American rapper, record producer, and businessman

*February 18th, 1965, Compton

Roberto Baggio

Italian association football player (born 1967)

*February 18th, 1967, Caldogno

Christian Tiffert

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

Anton Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1985)

*February 18th, 1985, Peckham

Yoko Ono

Japanese artist and activist based in the United States

*February 18th, 1933, Tokyo

Dennis DeYoung

American musician

*February 18th, 1947, Chicago

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and university educator (1838–1916)

*February 18th, 1838, Brno-Chrlice †February 19th, 1916, Vaterstetten

Miloš Forman

Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932–2018)

*February 18th, 1932, Čáslav †April 13th, 2018, Danbury

Courtney Act

Australian drag queen

*February 18th, 1982, Brisbane

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Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Henrietta Maria of France

Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I

*November 25th, 1609, Paris †September 10th, 1669, Colombes

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

John II Casimir Vasa

King of Poland (1648–1668)

*March 22nd, 1609, Kraków †December 16th, 1672, Nevers

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

German painter in the Baroque style (1609-1684)

*March 23rd, 1609, Biberach an der Riss †July 12th, 1684, Augsburg

Giovanni Bona

Catholic cardinal

*October 10th, 1609, Mondovì †October 28th, 1674, Rome

Josias von Rantzou

Danish military, marshal of France

*October 18th, 1609, Bothkamp †September 14th, 1650, Paris

Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)

*October 19th, 1609, Wigan †September 10th, 1676, London

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Nicolas Fiva

Swiss mathematician

*August 15th, 1609, Fribourg †January 1st, 1640, Hangzhou

Isbrand van Diemerbroeck

Physician

*December 13th, 1609, Montfoort †November 16th, 1674, Utrecht

Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat

Italian princess of the House of Gonzaga (1609-1660)

*July 29th, 1609, Mantua †August 14th, 1660, Mantua

Václav Eusebius František, Prince of Lobkowicz

Czech hofmeister and nobleman (1609-1677)

*January 30th, 1609, Prague †April 22nd, 1677, Roudnice nad Labem

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 18th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 18th.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Gambia from the United Kingdom in 1965

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Gambia

Kurdish Students Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Iraq

National Democracy Day, celebrates the 1951 overthrow of the Rana dynasty (Nepal)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Nepal

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVIII.II.MDCIX

18.2.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1609

February 1609

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5							1
6	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
8	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
9	23	24	25	26	27	28

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February 18th, 1609

Born on February 18th, 1609

Weekday

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Zodiac

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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 151,000 days old!

151,645 Days

21,663 Weeks

4,982 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 18th?

Eight gunmen stole US$50,000,000 worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels Airport.

WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning.

President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, annulling benefits payable to Filipino troops who fought for the U.S. during World War II.

The core members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group, were arrested by the Gestapo.

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans.

Competition between two American merchants in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, turned into a range war when a member of one faction was murdered by the other.

Vasil Levski, a national hero of Bulgaria, was executed in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities for his efforts to establish an independent Bulgarian republic.

War of the Sixth Coalition: French troops led by Napoleon forced the Army of Bohemia to retreat after it advanced dangerously close to Paris.

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: A British expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa landed in Elmina in present-day Ghana.

Enslaved Malagasy captives on the Dutch East India Company slave ship Meermin began a mutiny that led to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.

Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, a Spanish fleet intercepted an Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of forty-four vessels escorted by six men-of-war, destroying or capturing twenty ships.

The Battle of Wesenberg took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia.

Seven members of Parliament in the United Kingdom resigned from the Labour Party to form a new political party called The Independent Group.

A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.

According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began.

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

Born on February 18th, 1609

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

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

Same year Born in 1609

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 18th

Bernadette Soubirous (France)

Colmán of Lindisfarne

Flavian of Constantinople

Geltrude Comensoli

Simeon of Jerusalem (Western Christianity)

February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Dialect Day (Amami Islands, Japan)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Gambia from the United Kingdom in 1965

Kurdish Students Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

National Democracy Day, celebrates the 1951 overthrow of the Rana dynasty (Nepal)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

18.2.1609

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