February 18th, 1753

Born on February 18th, 1753

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

February 18th, 2013

Eight gunmen stole US$50,000,000 worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels Airport.

February 18th, 2010

WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning.

February 18th, 1946

President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, annulling benefits payable to Filipino troops who fought for the U.S. during World War II.

February 18th, 1943

The core members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group, were arrested by the Gestapo.

February 18th, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans.

February 18th, 1878

Competition between two American merchants in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, turned into a range war when a member of one faction was murdered by the other.

February 18th, 1873

Vasil Levski, a national hero of Bulgaria, was executed in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities for his efforts to establish an independent Bulgarian republic.

February 18th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: French troops led by Napoleon forced the Army of Bohemia to retreat after it advanced dangerously close to Paris.

February 18th, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: A British expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa landed in Elmina in present-day Ghana.

February 18th, 1766

Enslaved Malagasy captives on the Dutch East India Company slave ship Meermin began a mutiny that led to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.

February 18th, 1637

Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, a Spanish fleet intercepted an Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of forty-four vessels escorted by six men-of-war, destroying or capturing twenty ships.

February 18th, 1268

The Battle of Wesenberg took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia.

February 18th, 2019

Seven members of Parliament in the United Kingdom resigned from the Labour Party to form a new political party called The Independent Group.

February 18th, 2014

A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.

January 1st, 1970

According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began.

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

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

82

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

45

Zhou Mi

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1979, Nanning

48

Rayoni Head

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1976, London Borough of Hillingdon

70

John Travolta

American actor (born 1954)

*February 18th, 1954, Englewood

56

Molly Ringwald

American actress, singer, dancer, and author (1968-)

*February 18th, 1968, Roseville

71

Francesco Redi

Italian entomologist and poet

*February 18th, 1626, Arezzo †March 1st, 1697, Pisa

65

Jayne Atkinson

British actress

*February 18th, 1959, Bournemouth

59

Dr. Dre

American rapper, record producer, and businessman

*February 18th, 1965, Compton

57

Roberto Baggio

Italian association football player (born 1967)

*February 18th, 1967, Caldogno

42

Christian Tiffert

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

78

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist and university educator (1838–1916)

*February 18th, 1838, Brno-Chrlice †February 19th, 1916, Vaterstetten

91

Yoko Ono

Japanese artist and activist based in the United States

*February 18th, 1933, Tokyo

39

Anton Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1985)

*February 18th, 1985, Peckham

77

Dennis DeYoung

American musician

*February 18th, 1947, Chicago

86

Miloš Forman

Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932–2018)

*February 18th, 1932, Čáslav †April 13th, 2018, Danbury

61

Manfred Wolter

German writer

*February 18th, 1938, Potsdam †October 14th, 1999, Woltersdorf

42

Courtney Act

Australian drag queen

*February 18th, 1982, Brisbane

42

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

49

Gary Neville

English association football player and manager (born 1975)

*February 18th, 1975, Bury

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76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

*December 10th, 1753, Paris †August 27th, 1830, Paris

61

Benjamin Thompson

American-born British physicist and inventor

*March 26th, 1753, Woburn †August 21st, 1814, Auteuil

73

Samuel Crompton

British inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry (1753-1827)

*December 3rd, 1753, Bolton †June 26th, 1827, Bolton

58

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence

*May 8th, 1753, Corralejo de Hidalgo †July 30th, 1811, Chihuahua City

67

Franz Karl Achard

German chemist

*April 28th, 1753, Berlin †April 20th, 1821, Wołów

40

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud

French politician (1753-1793)

*May 31st, 1753, Limoges †October 31st, 1793, Paris

75

Thomas Bewick

English engraver and natural history author (1753-1828)

*August 10th, 1753, Mickley †November 8th, 1828, Gateshead

69

Victurnien Bonaventure de Rochechouart de Mortemart

French politician and officer

*October 28th, 1753, Everly †January 16th, 1823, Paris

72

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock

Royal Navy admiral (1753-1825)

*July 9th, 1753, England †August 20th, 1825, London

70

Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux

French politician (1753-1824)

*August 24th, 1753, Montaigu †March 27th, 1824, Paris

70

Lazare Carnot

French political, engineering and mathematical figure (1753–1823)

*May 13th, 1753, Nolay †August 2nd, 1823, Magdeburg

82

Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg

German Baroness (1753-1835)

*January 7th, 1753, Bad Bramstedt †May 30th, 1835, Kiel

41

Jean-François Delacroix

French politician (1753-1794)

*April 3rd, 1753, Pont-Audemer †April 5th, 1794, Paris

83

John Soane

British architect

*September 10th, 1753, Reading †January 20th, 1837, London

76

Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse

German Grand Duke (1753-1830)

*June 14th, 1753, Prenzlau †April 6th, 1830, Darmstadt

69

Joseph Bloomfield

American general and 4th Governor of New Jersey (1753–1823)

*October 18th, 1753, Woodbridge Township †October 3rd, 1823, Burlington

80

Luísa Todi

Portuguese opera singer (mezzo-soprano)

*January 9th, 1753, Setúbal †October 1st, 1833, Lisbon

74

John Taylor Gilman

American politician (1753–1828)

*December 19th, 1753, Exeter †August 31st, 1828, Exeter

56

Nicolas Dalayrac

French musician and composer of comic operas (Muret 1753 - Paris 1809)

*June 8th, 1753, Muret †November 27th, 1809, Paris

57

Caroline Rudolphi

German writer

*August 24th, 1753, Magdeburg †April 15th, 1811, Heidelberg

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No: With 365 days 1753 is a normal year and no leap year.

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