September 18th, 1660

Born on September 18th, 1660

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

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 United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others on board.

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 deaf janitor 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.

September 18th, 2016

The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.

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

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

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

75

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

*September 18th, 1709, Lichfield †December 13th, 1784, London

52

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist from the United States

*September 18th, 1971, Plano

74

Peter Shilton

English footballer (born 1949)

*September 18th, 1949, Leicester

51

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013)

*September 18th, 1961, Westwood †June 19th, 2013, Rome

72

Ben Carson

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021

*September 18th, 1951, Detroit

43

Carolin Hingst

German pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1980, Donauwörth

80

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

*September 18th, 1765, Belluno †June 1st, 1846, Rome

73

Anna Deavere Smith

American actress, playwright and professor

*September 18th, 1950, Baltimore

41

Alfredo Talavera

Mexican association football player

*September 18th, 1982, La Barca

59

Rachid Taha

Franco-Algerian singer

*September 18th, 1958, Sig †September 12th, 2018, Les Lilas

76

Peter Dickel

German organ builder

*September 18th, 1819, Treisbach †June 27th, 1896, Treisbach

43

Adriana Louvier

Mexican actress

*September 18th, 1980, Mexico City

39

Nina Arianda

American actress

*September 18th, 1984, Manhattan

86

Fred Willard

American actor and comedian (1933-2020)

*September 18th, 1933, Cleveland †May 15th, 2020, Los Angeles

50

Mark Shuttleworth

South African entrepreneur; second self-funded visitor to the International Space Station

*September 18th, 1973, Welkom

37

Renaud Lavillenie

French pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1986, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

Same year
Born in 1660

67

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

92

Hans Sloane

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

*April 16th, 1660, Killyleagh †January 11th, 1753, Chelsea

59

Arnold Houbraken

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1660-1719)

*March 28th, 1660, Dordrecht †October 14th, 1719, Amsterdam

62

Johann Kuhnau

German composer, organist and harpsichordist

*April 6th, 1660, Geising †June 5th, 1722, Leipzig

29

Jan van Mieris

Dutch painter (1660-1690)

*June 17th, 1660, Leiden †March 17th, 1690, Rome

55

Stefano Maria Legnani

Italian painter (1660-1715)

*January 1st, 1660, Milan †January 1st, 1715, Bologna

53

Andreas Schlüter

Prussian baroque sculptor and architect

*April 30th, 1660, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1714, Saint Petersburg

82

Friedrich Hoffmann

German physician and chemist

*February 19th, 1660, Halle (Saale) †November 12th, 1742, Halle (Saale)

64

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

*February 24th, 1660, Knowsley †November 14th, 1724, Huntingtower Castle

83

André Campra

French composer and conductor (1660-1744)

*December 4th, 1660, Aix-en-Provence †June 29th, 1744, Versailles

56

Matteo Alberti

Italian architect

*January 1st, 1660, Venice †December 23rd, 1716, Düsseldorf

84

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

British duchess (1660-1744)

*June 15th, 1660, Hertfordshire †October 18th, 1744, Marlborough House

29

Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria

Dauphine of France (1660-1690)

*November 28th, 1660, Munich †April 20th, 1690, Palace of Versailles

87

Samuel Crellius

Polish philosopher

*March 25th, 1660, Kluczbork †June 9th, 1747, Amsterdam

62

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

English politician (1660-1723)

*October 20th, 1660, England †July 26th, 1723, England

70

Ferdinand Johann Adam von Pernau

Austrian ornithologist

*November 7th, 1660, Steinach am Brenner †October 14th, 1731, Schloss Rosenau

57

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

British diplomat; (1660-1718)

*July 24th, 1660, England †February 1st, 1718, Charing Cross

70

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

*October 30th, 1660, Sønderborg †March 12th, 1731, Hamburg

33

Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg

Roman Catholic bishop (1660-1694)

*June 9th, 1660, Düsseldorf †May 4th, 1694, Liège

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Leap year

Yes: 1660 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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