April 18th, 1861

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Born on April 18th, 1861 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on April 18th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on April 18th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (April 1861)

Born on April 18th, 1861

Weekday

Thursday

April 18th, 1861 was a Thursday.

Age

163

People born on April 18th, 1861 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 163 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1861 - April 20th, 1861

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 454 days, exactly on July 27th, 2025, people who were born on April 18th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!

59,546 Days

8,506 Weeks

1,956 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 18th?

April 18th, 2019

The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election to Congress and the public.

April 18th, 2007

A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers.

April 18th, 1996

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.

April 18th, 1980

Robert Mugabe (pictured) became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power.

April 18th, 1958

Controversial American poet Ezra Pound was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.

April 18th, 1949

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, declaring Ireland a republic and terminating its membership in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

April 18th, 1946

The final session of the League of Nations concluded in Geneva, with delegates agreeing to transfer much of its assets to the United Nations.

April 18th, 1938

Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.

April 18th, 1915

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.

April 18th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impending arrival of British troops.

April 18th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England.

April 18th, 1881

The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.

April 18th, 2018

Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.

April 18th, 1988

In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.

April 18th, 1980

The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town’s history.

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

Born on April 18th, 1861

Eduard I, Duke of Anhalt

Last ruling Duke of Anhalt (1861-1918)

*April 18th, 1861, Dessau †September 13th, 1918, Berchtesgaden

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

Richard Harding Davis

Journalist, war correspondent, novelist, short story writer

*April 18th, 1864, Philadelphia †April 11th, 1916, New York City

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

Martina Müller

Association football player

*April 18th, 1980, Kassel

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

Eric Roberts

American actor

*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

*April 18th, 1971, Bathgate

Carl Gilliard

American actor, producer

*April 18th, 1958, Chicago

Hayley Mills

British actress

*April 18th, 1946, Marylebone

Thomas Kristl

German association football player and manager

*April 18th, 1963, Regensburg

Clive Revill

New Zealand actor

*April 18th, 1930, Wellington

Robert Hooks

Actor, producer and activist

*April 18th, 1937, Washington, D.C.

Michael D. Higgins

President of Ireland since 2011

*April 18th, 1941, Limerick

David Ricardo

British political economist, broker and politician (1772-1823)

*April 18th, 1772, London †September 11th, 1823, Gatcombe Park

Charles Pasqua

French politician

*April 18th, 1927, Grasse †June 29th, 2015, Suresnes

James Woods

American actor

*April 18th, 1947, Vernal

Samuel P. Huntington

American political scientist (1927-2008)

*April 18th, 1927, New York City †December 24th, 2008, Martha's Vineyard

Tom Skinner

New Zealand trade union leader, and rugby league administrator

*April 18th, 1909, Mangaweka †November 11th, 1991, Auckland

Gavin Creel

American actor and singer

*April 18th, 1976, Findlay

Henry Becque

French dramatist (1837-1899)

*April 18th, 1837, former 3rd arrondissement of Paris †May 12th, 1899, Neuilly-sur-Seine

Same year
Born in 1861

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin

Georges Méliès

French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris

Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg

Mehmed VI

Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo

Franz Xaver Engelhart

German composer, priest and choir director

*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg

Johannes Angern

*June 13th, 1861, Germany †September 10th, 1938, Berlin

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels

Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres

Pauline Johnson

Canadian poet and performer

*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, Vancouver

Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo

José Rizal

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, Manila

Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 18th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 18th.

Victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice (Russia; Julian Calendar)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Military_Honour

World Amateur Radio Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Amateur_Radio_Union

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XVIII.IV.MDCCCLXI

18.4.1861

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
April 1861

April 1861

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April 18th, 1861

Born on April 18th, 1861

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 59,000 days old!

59,546 Days

8,506 Weeks

1,956 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 18th?

The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election to Congress and the public.

A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers.

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.

Robert Mugabe (pictured) became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power.

Controversial American poet Ezra Pound was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, declaring Ireland a republic and terminating its membership in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

The final session of the League of Nations concluded in Geneva, with delegates agreeing to transfer much of its assets to the United Nations.

Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impending arrival of British troops.

Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England.

The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.

Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.

In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.

The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town’s history.

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

Born on April 18th, 1861

Last ruling Duke of Anhalt (1861-1918)

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

Same year Born in 1861

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 18th

Apollonius the Apologist

Corebus

Cyril VI of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Eleutherius and Antia

Galdino della Sala

Molaise of Leighlin

Perfectus

April 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Army Day (Iran)

Coma Patients' Day (Poland)

Friend's Day (Brazil)

Independence Day (Zimbabwe)

International Day For Monuments and Sites

Invention Day (Japan)

Victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice (Russia; Julian Calendar)

World Amateur Radio Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

18.4.1861

Legend

Leap year

Calendar April 1861

April 1861

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!

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

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

Same year
Born in 1861

Calendar
April 1861

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
14	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
15	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
16	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
17	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
18	29	30