December 18th, 1834

Born on December 18th, 1834

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

Born on December 18th, 1834

59

Hermann Roesler

German economist

*December 18th, 1834, Lauf an der Pegnitz †December 2nd, 1894, Bolzano

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22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

74

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

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

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

53

Ernest Hoschedé

French businessman

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

86

Lyman Abbott

American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)

*December 18th, 1835, Roxbury †October 22nd, 1922, New York City

81

Ulrich Wilcken

German historian (1862–1944)

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

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

82

John Hall

New Zealand politician (1824-1907)

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

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

50

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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

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

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

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

76

Théodule-Armand Ribot

French psychologist (1839-1916)

*December 18th, 1839, Guingamp †December 9th, 1916, Paris

63

Edwin Howard Armstrong

American electrical engineer and inventor

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

43

Christina Aguilera

American singer

*December 18th, 1980, Staten Island

22

Səbuhi Abdullazadə

Azerbaijani footballer

*December 18th, 2001, Azerbaijan

62

Angie Stone

American singer and actress

*December 18th, 1961, Columbia

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Born in 1834

70

Hermann Usener

German classical philologist

*October 23rd, 1834, Weilburg †October 21st, 1905, Bonn

72

Dmitri Mendeleev

Russian chemist

*February 8th, 1834, Tobolsk †January 20th, 1907, Saint Petersburg

85

Ernst Haeckel

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist

*February 16th, 1834, Potsdam †August 9th, 1919, Jena

58

Ignacio Manuel Altamirano

Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834-1893)

*November 13th, 1834, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 13th, 1893, Sanremo

68

Frank R. Stockton

American writer (1834-1902)

*April 5th, 1834, Philadelphia †April 20th, 1902, The Woodlands

50

Próspero Fernández Oreamuno

Bueno (1834-1885)

*July 18th, 1834, San José †March 12th, 1885, Alajuela

62

William Morris

British textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)

*March 24th, 1834, Walthamstow †October 3rd, 1896, London

73

George Anthony Walkem

Canadian lawyer (1834-1908)

*November 15th, 1834, Newry †January 13th, 1908, Victoria

65

Gottlieb Daimler

German businessman

*March 17th, 1834, Schorndorf †March 6th, 1900, Bad Cannstatt

75

Léon Walras

French mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910)

*December 16th, 1834, Évreux †January 5th, 1910, Clarens

88

John Venn

British logician and philosopher (1834-1923)

*August 4th, 1834, Kingston upon Hull †April 4th, 1923, Cambridge

51

Amilcare Ponchielli

Italian composer (1834-1886)

*August 31st, 1834, Paderno Ponchielli †January 16th, 1886, Milan

83

Edgar Degas

French Impressionist artist (1834–1917)

*July 19th, 1834, Paris †September 27th, 1917, Paris

57

Jan Neruda

Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer (1834-1891)

*July 9th, 1834, Prague †August 22nd, 1891, Prague

77

Jules Lefebvre

French painter (1834-1912)

*March 14th, 1834, Tournan-en-Brie †February 24th, 1912, rue La Bruyère

92

Charles William Eliot

American president of Harvard (1834–1926)

*March 20th, 1834, Boston †August 22nd, 1926, Northeast Harbor

71

Martin Nováček

Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, composer and organist

*November 10th, 1834, Horažďovice †March 19th, 1906, Timișoara

80

August Weismann

German evolutionary biologist (1834-1914)

*January 17th, 1834, Frankfurt †November 5th, 1914, Freiburg im Breisgau

64

Édouard Pailleron

French poet and dramatist (1834-1899)

*September 7th, 1834, Paris †April 19th, 1899, Paris

189

Gaston Nouël de Buzonnière

French sculptor

*June 17th, 1834, Orléans

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1834 is a normal year and no leap year.

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