Born on May 18th, 1801
Weekday
Monday
May 18th, 1801 was a Monday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1801 - May 21st, 1801
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 81,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 571 days, exactly on November 19th, 2025, people who were born on May 18th, 1801 will be 82,000 days old!
81,429 Days
11,632 Weeks
2,675 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 18th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 18th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 18th?
Hermann Diels
German classical scholar (1848–1922)
*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem.jpg "John Paul II")
84 John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church
*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace
97 Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas PenrhynLudwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow
Prussian lieutenant-general
*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, BerlinRigobert Günther
German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)
*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig
78 Peter Grünberg
German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)
*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich
86 Walter Gropius
German-American architect (1883–1969)
*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston
94 Frank Capra
Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)
*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta
Pierre Balmain
French fashion designer (1914–1982)
*May 18th, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne †June 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-Seine
68 John Wilson
Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854)
*May 18th, 1785, Paisley †April 3rd, 1854, EdinburghSame year
Born in 1801
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer
German classical scholar, classical archaeologist and politician (1801-1894)
*October 23rd, 1801, Husum †January 8th, 1894, Kiel
60 Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer
*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, GrazCarl August von Steinheil
German physicist (1801-1870)
*October 12th, 1801, Ribeauvillé †September 14th, 1870, MunichFrédéric Bastiat
French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)
*June 30th, 1801, Bayonne †December 24th, 1850, Rome
76 Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877)
*June 1st, 1801, Whitingham †August 29th, 1877, Salt Lake CityVincenzo Bellini
Italian opera composer (1801–1835)
*November 3rd, 1801, Catania †September 23rd, 1835, Puteaux
86 Gustav Fechner
German scientist (1801-1887)
*April 19th, 1801, Żarki Wielkie †November 18th, 1887, Leipzig
90 George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)
*July 27th, 1801, Alnwick †January 2nd, 1892, GreenwichVincenzo Gioberti
Italian philosopher and politician (1801-1852)
*April 5th, 1801, Turin †October 26th, 1852, ParisVictor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832)
*August 8th, 1801, Paris †December 7th, 1832, Mumbai
56 Johannes Peter Müller
German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)
*July 14th, 1801, Koblenz †April 28th, 1858, BerlinChristian Hermann Weisse
German Protestant religious philosopher
*August 10th, 1801, Leipzig †September 19th, 1866, Leipzig
89 John Henry Newman
English cleric, cardinal and saint (1801-1890)
*February 21st, 1801, London †August 11th, 1890, EdgbastonJoseph Mazilier
French ballet dancer and choreographer
*March 13th, 1801, Marseille †May 19th, 1868, 9th arrondissement of Paris
66 Julius Plücker
German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868)
*July 16th, 1801, Elberfeld †May 22nd, 1868, Bonn
120 Andrés de Santa Cruz
Supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
*December 5th, 1801, Puno †November 30th, 1922, Saint-Nazaire
75 Antoine Augustin Cournot
French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877)
*August 28th, 1801, Gray †March 31st, 1877, ParisWilliam H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
*May 16th, 1801, Florida †October 10th, 1872, Auburn.jpg "Justo José de Urquiza")
68 Justo José de Urquiza
Argentine politician and military
*October 18th, 1801, Entre Ríos Province †April 11th, 1870, San José palaceBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 18th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 18th.
May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_18_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_RussiaDay of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_TatarsIndependence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Somaliland)International Museum Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Museum_DayNational Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech–language_pathologyMullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullivaikkal_Remembrance_DayRevival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TurkmenistanTeacher's Day (Syria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysVictory Day (Sri Lanka)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_(Sri_Lanka)Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_(Sri_Lanka)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
18.5.1801
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1801 is a normal year and no leap year.