March 18th, 1811

Born on March 18th, 1811

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

March 18th, 1277

Charles I of Anjou acquired a claim on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in exchange for a significant sum of money.

March 18th, 2019

Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing 64 civilians.

March 18th, 1990

Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.

March 18th, 1977

The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.

March 18th, 1970

U.S. postal workers began an eight-day strike after Congress raised their wages by only 4 percent despite increasing its own pay by 41 percent.

March 18th, 1969

Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.

March 18th, 1965

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ventured outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2, becoming the first person to walk in space.

March 18th, 1959

Tibetan uprising: After the 14th Dalai Lama sought refuge at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, Chinese forces bombarded the monastery, inflicting severe destruction and killing hundreds of Buddhist monks.

March 18th, 1938

Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas issued a decree expropriating foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities, which were later incorporated into Pemex, a state-owned petroleum company.

March 18th, 1921

Russian Civil War: Bolshevik forces suppressed a rebellion of sailors and civilians in Kronstadt.

March 18th, 1915

First World War: In one of the largest naval battles of the Gallipoli campaign, Ottoman forces sank three Allied battleships and severely damaged three others.

March 18th, 1906

Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.

March 18th, 1892

Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.

March 18th, 1241

First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongol forces defeated the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków at the Battle of Chmielnik.

March 18th, 0363

A fire began in Rome that resulted in the destruction of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus.

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

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

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

71

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)

*March 18th, 1837, Caldwell †June 24th, 1908, Princeton

56

Stéphane Mallarmé

French Symbolist poet (1842–1898)

*March 18th, 1842, Paris †September 9th, 1898, Fontainebleau

55

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

*March 18th, 1858, Paris †September 30th, 1913, English Channel

73

Claude Gay

French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873)

*March 18th, 1800, Draguignan †November 29th, 1873, Flayosc

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

35

Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés

Afro-Cuban poet

*March 18th, 1809, Havana †June 28th, 1844, Matanzas

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

26

Yukiko Takahata

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Hokkaido

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

26

Zhou Chaomin

Chinese badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Guangdong

71

Neville Chamberlain

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940

*March 18th, 1869, Birmingham †November 9th, 1940, Reading

29

Jaromír Janáček

Czech badminton player

*March 18th, 1995, Český Krumlov

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

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

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52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London

85

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford

74

Franz Liszt

Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811–1886)

*October 22nd, 1811, Raiding †July 31st, 1886, Bayreuth

84

Ambroise Thomas

French composer

*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire

88

Robert Bunsen

German chemist (1811-1899)

*March 30th, 1811, Göttingen †August 16th, 1899, Heidelberg

86

James Hall

American paleontologist (1811-1898)

*September 12th, 1811, Hingham †August 7th, 1898, Bethlehem

66

Urbain Le Verrier

French astronomer (1811-1877)

*March 11th, 1811, Saint-Lô †September 23rd, 1877, Paris

61

Théophile Gautier

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

*August 30th, 1811, Tarbes †October 23rd, 1872, Neuilly-sur-Seine

49

Elisha Otis

Founder of Otis Elevator Co.

*August 3rd, 1811, Halifax †April 8th, 1861, New York City

83

Joseph Derenbourg

Franco-German orientalist (1811-1895)

*August 21st, 1811, Mainz †July 29th, 1895, Bad Ems

20

Évariste Galois

French mathematician (1811-1832)

*October 25th, 1811, Bourg-la-Reine †May 31st, 1832, Paris

71

Louis Blanc

French politician and historian (1811-1882)

*October 29th, 1811, Madrid †December 6th, 1882, Cannes

57

Carlo Matteucci

Italian politician and physicist (1811–1868)

*June 20th, 1811, Forlì †June 24th, 1868, Livorno

62

Roderich Benedix

German dramatist and librettist (1811-1873)

*January 21st, 1811, Leipzig †September 26th, 1873, Leipzig

63

Isaac Singer

American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)

*October 27th, 1811, Pittstown †July 23rd, 1875, Paignton

53

Charles de Morny, Duke of Morny

French statesman (1811-1865)

*September 15th, 1811, Saint-Maurice †March 10th, 1865, Paris

61

Horace Greeley

American politician and publisher (1811–1872)

*February 3rd, 1811, Amherst †November 29th, 1872, New York City

92

Alson Sherman

American politician (1811-1903)

*April 21st, 1811, Barre †September 27th, 1903, Waukegan

76

Pehr Arvid Säve

Swedish teacher

*April 19th, 1811, Roma parish †November 10th, 1887, Visby parish

21

Napoleon II

Emperor of the French (1815)

*March 20th, 1811, Paris †July 22nd, 1832, Vienna

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No: With 365 days 1811 is a normal year and no leap year.

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