August 18th, 1688 was a Wednesday.
July 23rd, 1688 - August 23rd, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 382 days, exactly on May 24th, 2025, people who were born on August 18th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)
*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, BerlinGerman actor and singer
*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, HamburgFirst Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, PlainsEnglish mathematician (1685-1731)
*August 18th, 1685, Edmonton †November 30th, 1731, LondonFrench virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)
*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-SeineFrench politician and prince (1692-1740)
*August 18th, 1692, Versailles †January 27th, 1740, ChantillyFrench-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor
*August 18th, 1933, ParisDuke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)
*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, SaalfeldKing of Prussia
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City PalaceEnglish poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamFrench novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, ParisSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, QuchanLieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)
*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, FlushingGerman violinist and composer
*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, ZerbstDuke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach(1688-1742) German science writer
*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, LeipzigQueen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, MadridQueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, StockholmPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDutch princess (1688-1765)
*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, LeeuwardenItalian cardinal (1688-1754)
*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, RomeFrench line-engraver (1688-1754)
*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, ParisGerman writer (1688-1744)
*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, DresdenFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 18th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1688 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).