March 18th, 1916

Born on March 18th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 515 days, exactly on September 22nd, 2025, people who were born on March 18th, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Born on March 18th, 1916

93

Louis Toebosch

Dutch composer, music historian, and organist

*March 18th, 1916, Maastricht †May 22nd, 2009, Tilburg

85

Arie van Vliet

Dutch sprint cyclist

*March 18th, 1916, Woerden †July 9th, 2001, Woerden

97

Winton Dean

British musicologist

*March 18th, 1916, Birkenhead †December 19th, 2013, Hambledon

62

Jody Gilbert

American film actress (1916-1979)

*March 18th, 1916, Fort Worth †February 3rd, 1979, Los Angeles

69

Franz Schneider

German actor

*March 18th, 1916, Sülz †May 13th, 1985, Frechen

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Who's birthday is on March 18th?

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

81

Richard Condon

American political novelist (1915-1996)

*March 18th, 1915, New York City †April 9th, 1996, Dallas

89

Weiron Holmberg

Actor

*March 18th, 1935, Gamlestads church parish

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

102

Jean Anglade

French writer (1915-2017)

*March 18th, 1915, Thiers †November 22nd, 2017, Clermont-Ferrand

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

85

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

*March 18th, 1936, Johannesburg †November 11th, 2021, Cape Town

93

Egon Bahr

German politician (SPD) (1922-2015)

*March 18th, 1922, Treffurt †August 19th, 2015, Berlin

88

Hanne Sobek

German association football player and manager (1900–1989)

*March 18th, 1900, Mirow †February 17th, 1989, Berlin

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

55

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

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

84

Arlette Laguiller

French politician

*March 18th, 1940, 14th arrondissement of Paris

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

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Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

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Public holidays on March 18th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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