August 18th, 1645

Born on August 18th, 1645

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

August 18th, 2008

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.

August 18th, 1983

Hurricane Alicia made landfall near Galveston, Texas, causing $3 billion in damage and 21 fatalities.

August 18th, 1966

Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan (helicopter pictured), but held them off for several hours until reinforcements arrived.

August 18th, 1964

East German Communist Party member Hildegard Trabant was killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall.

August 18th, 1948

Australia won the fifth Test of the 1948 Ashes series, becoming the first Test cricket team to go undefeated in England, earning them the nickname "The Invincibles".

August 18th, 1945

World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.

August 18th, 1940

Second World War: During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command, with both sides combined losing more aircraft on this day than at any other point during the campaign.

August 18th, 1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.

August 18th, 1919

Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a depot ship and damaging a battleship.

August 18th, 1891

A hurricane struck the Caribbean island of Martinique, killing about 700 people, injuring at least 1,000 others, and causing severe damage.

August 18th, 1877

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos, the smaller one.

August 18th, 1864

American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the siege of Petersburg.

August 18th, 1783

A meteor procession blazed across the night sky over Great Britain.

August 18th, 1612

The trials of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches (statue pictured), among the most famous of England's witch trials, began at the assizes in Lancaster.

August 18th, 1590

John White, governor of the Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in North America (located in present-day North Carolina), returned after a three-year absence to find it deserted (depicted).

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

Same year
Born in 1645

50

Jean de La Bruyère

17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)

*August 16th, 1645, Paris †May 11th, 1696, Versailles

50

Johann Ambrosius Bach

German musician, father to Johann Sebastian Bach (1645-1695)

*February 24th, 1645, Erfurt †February 24th, 1695, Eisenach

56

William Kidd

Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean

*January 1st, 1645, Dundee †May 23rd, 1701, Wapping

76

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans

French princess

*July 28th, 1645, Château de Blois †September 17th, 1721, Paris

55

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

Mexican humanist and writer

*August 14th, 1645, Mexico City †August 22nd, 1700, Mexico City

53

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

Regent of East Frisia (1645-1699)

*October 21st, 1645, Stuttgart †May 16th, 1699, Bruchhausen-Vilsen

67

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

British politician (1645-1712)

*June 15th, 1645, Breage †September 15th, 1712, St Albans

81

Arent de Gelder

Dutch painter (1645–1727)

*October 26th, 1645, Dordrecht †August 27th, 1727, Dordrecht

49

Johann Heinrich Horb

German author, historian and theologian

*June 11th, 1645, Colmar †January 26th, 1695, Billstedt

68

Haquin Spegel

Swedish archbishop (1645-1714)

*June 14th, 1645, Ronneby church parish †April 17th, 1714, Uppsala

49

Johann Heinrich am Ende

German painter (1645-1695)

*August 24th, 1645, Pirna †April 25th, 1695, Leipzig

54

Louis Jolliet

Canadian explorer

*September 21st, 1645, Quebec City †November 30th, 1699, St. Lawrence River

31

Francis I Rákóczi

Hungarian prince of Transylvania

*February 24th, 1645, Alba Iulia †July 8th, 1676, Zborov

65

Eusebio Kino

Italian Jesuit missionary

*August 10th, 1645, Predaia †March 15th, 1711, Magdalena de Kino

59

Michał Stefan Radziejowski

Catholic cardinal (1645-1705)

*December 3rd, 1645, Radziejowice †October 13th, 1705, Gdańsk

68

Hans Carl von Carlowitz

German forester (1645-1714)

*December 24th, 1645, Rabenstein †March 3rd, 1714, Freiberg

58

Robert White

English draughtsman and engraver (1645-1703)

*January 1st, 1645, London †January 1st, 1703, Greater London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1645 is a normal year and no leap year.

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