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  1. Born on May 18th, 1861 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 18th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 18th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1861)

Born on May 18th, 1861

Weekday

Saturday

May 18th, 1861 was a Saturday.

Age

162

People born on May 18th, 1861 will turn 163 this year (2024), in exactly 28 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1861 - May 21st, 1861

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 493 days, exactly on August 26th, 2025, people who were born on May 18th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!

59,507 Days

8,501 Weeks

1,955 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 18th?

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion May 18th, 2005

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Sri Lanka Army May 18th, 2009

The Sri Lanka Army killed Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader and founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to bring an end to the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War.
Federal Parliament of Nepal May 18th, 2006

The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers.
Republic of Ireland May 18th, 1996

Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023.
Smiling Buddha May 18th, 1974

India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Eli Cohen May 18th, 1965

Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publicly hanged in Syria.
Operation Passage to Freedom May 18th, 1955

Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ended.
First Indochina War May 18th, 1952

First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors.
Deportation of the Crimean Tatars May 18th, 1944

The Soviet Union forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatars to the Uzbek SSR and elsewhere in the country.
Sada Abe May 18th, 1936

In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe (pictured) strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her for several days until her arrest.
Franklin D. Roosevelt May 18th, 1933

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority to stimulate the economic development of the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression.
Board of education May 18th, 1927

Disgruntled school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe set off explosives with timers and a rifle (aftermath pictured), causing the Bath School disaster in the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people in the deadliest mass murder in a school in United States history.
American Civil War May 18th, 1863

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant led his Army of the Tennessee across the Big Black River in preparation for the Siege of Vicksburg.
1695 Linfen earthquake May 18th, 1695

An earthquake measuring .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms7.8 struck Shanxi Province in northern China, resulting in at least 52,600 deaths.
Matins of Bruges May 18th, 1302

Armed insurrectionists massacred the occupying French garrison in Bruges, Flanders, killing approximately 2,000 people.

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

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

Massimo Girotti: Age & Birthday 84
Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome
74
Hermann Diels

German classical scholar (1848–1922)

*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem
Bertrand Russell: Age & Birthday 97
Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn
John Paul II: Age & Birthday 84
John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace
35
Megumi Taruno

Badminton player

*May 18th, 1988, Fukuoka Prefecture
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Age & Birthday 56
Heinz-Harald Frentzen

German racing driver

*May 18th, 1967, Mönchengladbach
71
Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig
31
Luke Black

Serbian singer-songwriter (born 1992)

*May 18th, 1992, Čačak
Peter Grünberg: Age & Birthday 78
Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich
Ben Feringa: Age & Birthday 72
Ben Feringa

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry

*May 18th, 1951, Barger-Compascuum
Walter Gropius: Age & Birthday 86
Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston
Robert Morse: Age & Birthday 90
Robert Morse

American actor

*May 18th, 1931, Newton †April 20th, 2022, Los Angeles
Frank Capra: Age & Birthday 94
Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta
52
Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin
Nathaniel Parker: Age & Birthday 61
Nathaniel Parker

British actor

*May 18th, 1962, London
Dan Crimmins: Age & Birthday 82
Dan Crimmins

British actor (1863-1945)

*May 18th, 1863, Liverpool †July 12th, 1945, Los Angeles
98
Johannes Terwogt

Dutch rower

*May 18th, 1878, Oude Wetering †January 22nd, 1977, Amsterdam
77
Mary J. A. Wurm

English composer

*May 18th, 1860, Southampton †January 21st, 1938, Munich
68
Pierre Balmain

French fashion designer (1914–1982)

*May 18th, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne †June 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Chow Yun-fat: Age & Birthday 68
Chow Yun-fat

Hong Kong actor

*May 18th, 1955, Hong Kong

Same year
Born in 1861

Rabindranath Tagore: Age & Birthday 80
Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
Fridtjof Nansen: Age & Birthday 68
Fridtjof Nansen

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

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Nellie Melba: Age & Birthday 69
Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney
78
Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
53
Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
Georges Méliès: Age & Birthday 76
Georges Méliès

French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris
Armando Diaz: Age & Birthday 66
Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome
72
Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
Mehmed VI: Age & Birthday 65
Mehmed VI

Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo
63
Franz Xaver Engelhart

German composer, priest and choir director

*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
77
Johannes Angern
*June 13th, 1861, Germany †September 10th, 1938, Berlin
Frederick Jackson Turner: Age & Birthday 70
Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino
Victor Horta: Age & Birthday 86
Victor Horta

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

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
Rudolf Steiner: Age & Birthday 64
Rudolf Steiner

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

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
Lou Andreas-Salomé: Age & Birthday 75
Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen
77
Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres
51
Pauline Johnson

Canadian poet and performer

*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, Vancouver
69
Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo
35
José Rizal

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, Manila
77
Ludwig Fulda

German writer

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

Birthdays of famous people

Pete Shelley: Age & BirthdayJulia Hummer: Age & BirthdayImmanuel Kant: Age & BirthdayElizabeth II: Age & BirthdayTimothy Gibbs: Age & BirthdayVibeke Skofterud: Age & BirthdayOswald Menghin: Age & BirthdayAshe: Age & BirthdayZé Felipe: Age & BirthdayKjeld Hillingsø: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 18th

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

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælfgifu_of_Shaftesbury
Eric IX of Sweden
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_IX_of_Sweden
Felix of Cantalice
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_of_Cantalice
Pope John I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_I
Venantius of Camerino
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venantius_of_Camerino
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_Russia
Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_Tatars
Independence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Somaliland)
International Museum Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Museum_Day
National Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech–language_pathology
Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullivaikkal_Remembrance_Day
Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Turkmenistan
Teacher's Day (Syria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_Days
Victory 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

XVIII.V.MDCCCLXI

18.5.1861

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

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

Calendar
May 1861

May 1861

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18 12345
19 6789101112
20 13141516171819
21 20212223242526
22 2728293031

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