June 18th, 1706

Born on June 18th, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 901 days, exactly on October 18th, 2026, people who were born on June 18th, 1706 will be 117,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 18th?

June 18th, 1954

Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

June 18th, 1953

A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board.

June 18th, 1940

World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance.

June 18th, 1858

Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged him to publish his own theory of evolution.

June 18th, 1815

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.

June 18th, 1757

Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up the Siege of Prague and retreat to Saxony.

June 18th, 0618

Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty.

June 18th, 1898

The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon was designated a monument historique.

June 18th, 2012

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

June 18th, 2009

NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, its first mission to the Moon in more than ten years.

June 18th, 1994

The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six.

June 18th, 1983

Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.

June 18th, 1982

The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from scaffolding beneath London's Blackfriars Bridge.

June 18th, 1981

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.

June 18th, 1972

British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon-Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK.

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

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

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer (1882–1971)

*June 18th, 1882, Lomonosov †April 6th, 1971, New York City

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg

44

Theodus Crane

American actor

*June 18th, 1979, Atlanta

70

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

*June 18th, 1942, Urbana †April 4th, 2013, Chicago

60

Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949-2010)

*June 18th, 1949, Warsaw †April 10th, 2010, Smolensk

34

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Gabonese, French and Spanish association football player

*June 18th, 1989, Laval

65

Peter Altmaier

German politician

*June 18th, 1958, Ensdorf

76

Linda Thorson

Canadian actress

*June 18th, 1947, Toronto

52

Kerry Butler

American recording artist; actress and singer

*June 18th, 1971, Brooklyn

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

41

Marco Borriello

Italian footballer

*June 18th, 1982, Naples

62

Alison Moyet

British singer

*June 18th, 1961, Billericay

69

Dick Foran

Actor (1910-1979)

*June 18th, 1910, Flemington †August 10th, 1979, Panorama City

76

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician

*June 18th, 1845, Paris †May 18th, 1922, Paris

33

Jeremy Irvine

British actor

*June 18th, 1990, Gamlingay

94

Jürgen Habermas

German sociologist and philosopher (born 1929)

*June 18th, 1929, Düsseldorf

33

Christian Taylor

American track and field athlete

*June 18th, 1990, Fayetteville

17

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

Youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

*June 18th, 1901, Petergof †July 17th, 1918, Ipatiev House

Same year
Born in 1706

84

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia

68

Johann Joachim Kändler

German artist (1706–1775)

*June 15th, 1706, Fischbach †May 18th, 1775, Meissen

42

Émilie du Châtelet

French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749)

*December 17th, 1706, Paris †September 10th, 1749, Lunéville

56

Adam Ludwig von Wuthenau

(1706-1763)

*September 12th, 1706, Wörbzig †April 23rd, 1763

74

Jean-Esprit Isnard

French organ builder and Dominican conversational brother

*December 31st, 1706, Bédarrides †March 16th, 1781, Tarascon

55

John Dollond

English optician, known for his achromatic doublets

*June 21st, 1706, Spitalfields †November 29th, 1761, London

28

Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

Sardinian queen

*September 21st, 1706, Bad Schwalbach †January 13th, 1735, Turin

62

Johan Pasch

Swedish artist (1706-1769)

*March 12th, 1706, Stockholm †January 16th, 1769, Stockholm

86

George Pocock

Royal Navy admiral (1706-1792)

*March 6th, 1706, Berkshire †April 3rd, 1792, Curzon Street

60

Johann Leonhard Dober

German missionary (1706-1766)

*March 7th, 1706, Mönchsroth †April 1st, 1766, Herrnhut

58

Simon François Ravenet

French engraver (-1774)

*January 1st, 1706, Paris †April 2nd, 1764, London

78

Baldassare Galuppi

Italian composer (1706-1785)

*October 18th, 1706, Burano †January 3rd, 1785, Venice

89

Jacob Wilhelm Lustig

Dutch composer (1706-1796)

*September 21st, 1706, Hamburg †May 17th, 1796, Groningen

50

Pierre Nicolas d'Incarville

French botanist (1706-1757)

*August 21st, 1706, Louviers †June 12th, 1757, Beijing

71

Johann Joseph Christian

German sculptor (1706-1777)

*February 12th, 1706, Riedlingen †June 22nd, 1777, Riedlingen

69

Franz Sebald Unterberger

Austrian painter (1706-1776)

*August 1st, 1706, Cavalese †January 23rd, 1776, Cavalese

65

Johann Ulrich von Cramer

German philosopher

*November 8th, 1706, Ulm †July 18th, 1772, Wetzlar

75

Frederick Charles Augustus, Count of Lippe

Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle

*January 20th, 1706, Biesterfeld †July 31st, 1781, Friedrichsruh

70

Seth Pomeroy

American general (1706-1777)

*May 20th, 1706, Northampton †February 9th, 1777, Peekskill

55

Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

German duke

*August 4th, 1706, Sønderborg †October 18th, 1761, Traventhal

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1706 is a normal year and no leap year.

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