July 18th, 1914

Born on July 18th, 1914

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 18th, 1914?

July 18th, 1914

The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.

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What else happened on July 18th?

July 18th, 2019

An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.

July 18th, 2014

The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.

July 18th, 2012

A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.

July 18th, 1995

Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.

July 18th, 1989

American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.

July 18th, 1976

At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.

July 18th, 1949

Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

July 18th, 1936

Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.

July 18th, 1863

American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.

July 18th, 1841

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned (depicted) at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

July 18th, 1806

A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

July 18th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.

July 18th, 1290

King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England.

July 18th, 2019

A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens of others.

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

Born on July 18th, 1914

85

Gino Bartali

Italian road cyclist

*July 18th, 1914, Ponte a Ema †May 5th, 2000, Florence

57

Jo Cals

Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1914-1971)

*July 18th, 1914, Roermond †December 30th, 1971, Wassenaar

90

Oscar Heisserer

French footballer (1914-2004)

*July 18th, 1914, Schirrhein †October 7th, 2004, Strasbourg

67

Herbert Collum

German organist, harpsichordist and composer

*July 18th, 1914, Leipzig †April 29th, 1982, Dresden

85

Mack Robinson

American track and field athlete (1914-2000)

*July 18th, 1914, Cairo †March 12th, 2000, Pasadena

87

Roy Huggins

American writer (1914–2002)

*July 18th, 1914, Lewis County †April 3rd, 2002, Santa Monica

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95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

95

John Glenn

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

*July 18th, 1921, Cambridge †December 8th, 2016, The James Cancer Hospital

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

64

Jean de Gribaldy

French cyclist

*July 18th, 1922, Besançon †January 2nd, 1987, Voray-sur-l'Ognon

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

91

Hume Cronyn

Canadian-American actor (1911-2003)

*July 18th, 1911, London †June 15th, 2003, Fairfield

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

*July 18th, 1941, West Harrison †April 21st, 2016, Nashville

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

89

Edward Bond

English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024)

*July 18th, 1934, Holloway †March 3rd, 2024, Great Wilbraham

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

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Born in 1914

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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