August 18th, 1782

Born on August 18th, 1782

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

August 18th, 2008

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.

August 18th, 1983

Hurricane Alicia made landfall near Galveston, Texas, causing $3 billion in damage and 21 fatalities.

August 18th, 1966

Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan (helicopter pictured), but held them off for several hours until reinforcements arrived.

August 18th, 1964

East German Communist Party member Hildegard Trabant was killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall.

August 18th, 1948

Australia won the fifth Test of the 1948 Ashes series, becoming the first Test cricket team to go undefeated in England, earning them the nickname "The Invincibles".

August 18th, 1945

World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.

August 18th, 1940

Second World War: During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command, with both sides combined losing more aircraft on this day than at any other point during the campaign.

August 18th, 1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.

August 18th, 1919

Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a depot ship and damaging a battleship.

August 18th, 1891

A hurricane struck the Caribbean island of Martinique, killing about 700 people, injuring at least 1,000 others, and causing severe damage.

August 18th, 1877

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos, the smaller one.

August 18th, 1864

American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the siege of Petersburg.

August 18th, 1783

A meteor procession blazed across the night sky over Great Britain.

August 18th, 1612

The trials of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches (statue pictured), among the most famous of England's witch trials, began at the assizes in Lancaster.

August 18th, 1590

John White, governor of the Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in North America (located in present-day North Carolina), returned after a three-year absence to find it deserted (depicted).

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

Born on August 18th, 1782

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

Same year
Born in 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweißbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

76

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich

British Prime Minister, politician (1782-1859)

*November 1st, 1782, London †January 28th, 1859, London

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

83

Lewis Cass

American politician (1782-1866)

*October 9th, 1782, Exeter †June 17th, 1866, Detroit

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

76

Thomas Hart Benton

State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782-1858)

*March 14th, 1782, Hillsborough †April 10th, 1858, Washington, D.C.

74

Samuel Prentiss

United States federal judge (1782-1857)

*March 31st, 1782, Stonington †January 15th, 1857, Montpelier

72

Jan George Bertelman

Dutch composer (1782-1854)

*January 21st, 1782, Amsterdam †January 25th, 1854, Amsterdam

79

Thomas Wildey

English philanthropist

*January 1st, 1782, London †January 1st, 1861, United States

78

Christian Blom

Norwegian composer

*October 20th, 1782, Drammen Municipality †April 22nd, 1861, Drammen Municipality

73

Johann Gottfried Abraham Frenzel

German painter (1782-1855)

*January 1st, 1782, Dresden †November 6th, 1855, Dresden

80

William Owsley

Associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky (1782-1862)

*March 24th, 1782, Virginia †December 9th, 1862, Danville

64

Georg Wilhelm Kessler

German writer (1782-1846)

*March 24th, 1782, Herpf †May 18th, 1846, Berlin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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