December 18th, 1786

Born on December 18th, 1786

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

December 18th, 2017

An Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring sixty-five others.

December 18th, 2009

The Copenhagen Summit on climate change ended with the drafting of the non-binding Copenhagen Accord.

December 18th, 1979

Mohammad Mofatteh, an Iranian philosopher, was assassinated by the Furqan Group.

December 18th, 1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film and the only one to star George Lazenby, premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.

December 18th, 1966

Epimetheus, one of the moons of Saturn, was discovered, but was mistaken for Janus; it took twelve years to determine that they are two distinct objects sharing the same orbit.

December 18th, 1963

Ghanaian and other African students organized a protest in Moscow's Red Square in response to the alleged murder of medical student Edmund Assare-Addo.

December 18th, 1958

The United States launched SCORE (rocket pictured), the world's first communications satellite.

December 18th, 1939

Second World War: The Luftwaffe won a victory over the Royal Air Force in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, greatly influencing both sides' future aerial warfare strategy.

December 18th, 1932

Playing indoors at Chicago Stadium on a modified American football field, the Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans in the first playoff game of the National Football League.

December 18th, 1913

The Jew's Christmas, the first American film to include a rabbi as a character, was released.

December 18th, 1898

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (pictured) set the first official land speed record, averaging 63.16 km/h (39.245 mph) over 1 km (0.62 mi) in Achères, France.

December 18th, 1867

In Angola, New York, the last coach of a Lake Shore Railway train derailed, plunged 40 feet (12 m) down a gully, and caught fire, resulting in approximately 49 deaths.

December 18th, 1499

Muslims in Granada began a rebellion against their Castilian rulers in response to forced conversions to Catholicism.

December 18th, 1865

US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the United States.

December 18th, 1793

Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.

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

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

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

74

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

*December 18th, 1878, Gori †March 5th, 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

81

Ulrich Wilcken

German historian (1862–1944)

*December 18th, 1862, Szczecin †December 10th, 1944, Baden-Baden

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

82

John Hall

New Zealand politician (1824-1907)

*December 18th, 1824, Kingston upon Hull †June 25th, 1907, Christchurch

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

43

Christina Aguilera

American singer

*December 18th, 1980, Staten Island

66

Camille Pleyel

French musician

*December 18th, 1788, Strasbourg †May 4th, 1855, Paris

50

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)

*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo

22

Səbuhi Abdullazadə

Azerbaijani footballer

*December 18th, 2001, Azerbaijan

53

Ernest Hoschedé

French businessman

*December 18th, 1837, Paris †March 18th, 1891, 9th arrondissement of Paris

63

Edwin Howard Armstrong

American electrical engineer and inventor

*December 18th, 1890, Manhattan †February 1st, 1954, New York City

62

Angie Stone

American singer and actress

*December 18th, 1961, Columbia

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Born in 1786

39

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London

73

Wilhelm Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786-1859)

*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, Berlin

58

Guadalupe Victoria

First president of Mexico (1786-1845)

*September 29th, 1786, Tamazula de Victoria †March 21st, 1845, San Carlos Fortress

68

José María Vargas Ponce

President of Venezuela from 1835–1836

*March 10th, 1786, La Guaira †July 14th, 1854, New York City

73

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

French poet and novelist

*June 20th, 1786, Douai †July 23rd, 1859, Paris

81

Ludwig I of Bavaria

King of Bavaria (1786-1868)

*August 25th, 1786, Strasbourg †February 29th, 1868, Nice

88

Marc Seguin

French engineer

*April 20th, 1786, Paris †February 24th, 1875, Annonay

67

François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris

102

Michel Eugène Chevreul

French chemist (1786-1889)

*August 31st, 1786, Angers †April 9th, 1889, Paris

49

Davy Crockett

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

*August 17th, 1786, Limestone †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

61

John Franklin

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

*April 16th, 1786, Spilsby †June 11th, 1847, King William Island

82

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee

Swiss composer and author (1786-1868)

*April 18th, 1786, Lucerne †August 27th, 1868, Frankfurt

70

William L. Marcy

American politician (1786-1857)

*December 12th, 1786, Southbridge †July 4th, 1857, Ballston Spa

85

Philippe-Jacques van Bree

Flemish painter (1786-1871)

*January 1st, 1786, Antwerp †February 16th, 1871, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

58

Nicholas Biddle

American financier, banker

*January 8th, 1786, Philadelphia †February 27th, 1844, Philadelphia

42

Dixon Denham

British explorer

*January 1st, 1786, City of London †May 8th, 1828, Freetown

74

Nikolaus Nack

German politician (1786-1860)

*January 17th, 1786, Mainz †May 5th, 1860, Mainz

55

Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo

Italian saint

*May 3rd, 1786, Bra †April 30th, 1842, Chieri

51

Josef von Teng

German politician (1786-1837)

*August 29th, 1786, Passau †December 7th, 1837, Munich

57

Ferdinand Piloty

German artist

*August 28th, 1786, Homburg †January 8th, 1844, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1786 is a normal year and no leap year.

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