July 18th, 1672

Born on July 18th, 1672

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

July 18th, 2019

An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.

July 18th, 2014

The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.

July 18th, 2012

A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.

July 18th, 1995

Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.

July 18th, 1989

American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.

July 18th, 1976

At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.

July 18th, 1949

Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

July 18th, 1936

Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.

July 18th, 1863

American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.

July 18th, 1841

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned (depicted) at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

July 18th, 1806

A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

July 18th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.

July 18th, 1290

King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England.

July 18th, 2019

A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens of others.

July 18th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.

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

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

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

84

Hyacinthe Rigaud

French painter (1659-1743)

*July 18th, 1659, Perpignan †December 29th, 1743, Paris

67

Robert Hooke

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

*July 18th, 1635, Freshwater †March 3rd, 1703, London

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

29

Ben Torrance

Scottish badminton player

*July 18th, 1994, Irvine

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

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Born in 1672

52

Peter the Great

Tsar and 1st Emperor, founder of the Russian Empire

*May 30th, 1672, Moscow †January 28th, 1725, Saint Petersburg

47

Joseph Addison

English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)

*May 1st, 1672, Milston †June 17th, 1719, Kensington

58

Barbara FitzRoy

Noblewoman; British prioress

*July 16th, 1672, London †January 1st, 1731

70

Hugh Boulter

Anglican bishop (1672-1742)

*January 4th, 1672, London †September 27th, 1742, London

66

Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg

German noble

*June 17th, 1672, Kassel †August 29th, 1738, Weimar

60

Lucy Filippini

18th-century Roman Catholic saint

*January 13th, 1672, Tarquinia †March 25th, 1732, Montefiascone

74

Giuseppe Accoramboni

Catholic cardinal

*September 24th, 1672, Preci †March 21st, 1747, Rome

67

John Wanton

Rhode Island colonial governor

*December 24th, 1672, Scituate †July 5th, 1740, Newport

64

Benjamin Schmolck

German hymnwriter (1672-1737)

*December 21st, 1672, Legnica †February 12th, 1737, Świdnica

59

Antoine Houdar de La Motte

French author

*January 17th, 1672, Paris †December 26th, 1731, Paris

47

Jean L'Archevêque

French explorer, soldier and merchant-trader (1672-1720)

*September 30th, 1672, Bayonne †August 20th, 1720, Columbus

42

Anna Mons

Mistress of Peter the Great

*January 26th, 1672, Moscow †August 15th, 1714, Moscow

31

Nicolas de Grigny

French composer and organist

*September 8th, 1672, Reims †November 30th, 1703, Reims

65

Gustav Georg Zeltner

German theologian (1672-1738)

*September 16th, 1672, Hilpoltstein †July 20th, 1738, Poppenreuth

86

Ludwig Joseph Albert de Luynes von Grimbergen

French nobleman

*April 1st, 1672, Paris †November 8th, 1758, Paris

57

Johann Christoph Schwedler

German theologian and writer

*December 21st, 1672, Mirsk †January 12th, 1730, Wieża

77

Francesco Antonio Bonporti

Italian priest and composer (1672-1749)

*June 11th, 1672, Trento †December 19th, 1749, Padua

85

Antoine Augustin Calmet

French historian

*February 25th, 1672, Ménil-la-Horgne †October 25th, 1757, Senones

71

Johann Christian Rindt

Organ builder

*December 19th, 1672, Hatzfeld †January 1st, 1744, Schönstadt

52

Ernst Ludwig I of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

*October 7th, 1672, Gotha †November 24th, 1724, Meiningen

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Leap year

Yes: 1672 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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