July 18th, 1798

Born on July 18th, 1798

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What happened on July 18th?

July 18th, 2019

An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.

July 18th, 2014

The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.

July 18th, 2012

A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.

July 18th, 1995

Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.

July 18th, 1989

American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.

July 18th, 1976

At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.

July 18th, 1949

Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

July 18th, 1936

Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.

July 18th, 1863

American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.

July 18th, 1841

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

July 18th, 1806

An explosion at a gunpowder magazine in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

July 18th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.

July 18th, 1290

King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England.

July 18th, 1899

Newsboys from Long Island City turned over a distribution wagon for the New York Journal, marking the start of the Newsboys' strike of 1899.

July 18th, 1970

An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard.

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

Same year
Born in 1798

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera

62

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Empress Consort of Russia from 1825 to 1855

*July 13th, 1798, Berlin †October 20th, 1860, Tsarskoye Selo

55

Abigail Fillmore

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*March 13th, 1798, Saratoga County †March 30th, 1853, Washington, D.C.

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

*April 2nd, 1798, Fallersleben †January 19th, 1874, Princely Abbey of Corvey

96

Franz Ernst Neumann

German physicist and mineralogist (1798-1895)

*September 11th, 1798, Joachimsthal †May 23rd, 1895, Königsberg

77

František Palacký

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876)

*June 14th, 1798, Hodslavice †May 26th, 1876, Prague

82

Jules Armand Dufaure

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

*December 4th, 1798, Saujon †June 27th, 1881, Rueil-Malmaison

75

Gustav Rose

German mineralogist and university teacher (1798-1873)

*March 18th, 1798, Berlin †July 15th, 1873, Berlin

74

Alfred Iverson Sr.

American politician

*December 3rd, 1798, Liberty County †March 4th, 1873, Macon

88

Nakayama Miki

Founder of Tenrikyo (1798–1887)

*June 2nd, 1798, Tenri †February 18th, 1887, Tenri

76

Therese Grob

Austrian singer

*November 16th, 1798, Vienna †March 17th, 1875, Vienna

52

Joseph Anselm Feuerbach

German archaeologist (1798-1851)

*September 9th, 1798, Jena †September 8th, 1851, Freiburg im Breisgau

64

Ida Arenhold

German social reformer (1798–1863)

*October 11th, 1798, Herzberg am Harz †September 24th, 1863, Hanover

70

Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton

English politician (1798-1869)

*August 15th, 1798, Over Stowey †July 13th, 1869, Over Stowey

67

Thomas Hodgkin

British pathologist and social reformer (1798-1866)

*August 17th, 1798, London †April 5th, 1866, Jaffa

68

Henriette Méric-Lalande

Singer

*November 4th, 1798, Dunkirk †September 7th, 1867, Chantilly

80

Antonio Benedetto Antonucci

Bishop of the Catholic Church (1798-1879)

*September 17th, 1798, Subiaco †January 28th, 1879, Ancona

59

Joseph von Auffenberg

German dramatist (1798-1857)

*August 25th, 1798, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 25th, 1857, Freiburg im Breisgau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1798 is a normal year and no leap year.

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