September 18th, 1917

Born on September 18th, 1917

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

September 18th, 2001

Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

September 18th, 1961

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others on board.

September 18th, 1948

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

September 18th, 1918

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

September 18th, 1895

Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment, on deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.

September 18th, 1879

The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

September 18th, 1875

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.

September 18th, 1873

Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.

September 18th, 1870

Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).

September 18th, 1851

The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.

September 18th, 1850

The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.

September 18th, 1809

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.

September 18th, 1048

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.

September 18th, 0324

Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.

September 18th, 2016

The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.

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

Born on September 18th, 1917

24

François de Labouchère

French aviator

*September 18th, 1917, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux †September 5th, 1942

99

June Foray

American voice actress (1917-2017)

*September 18th, 1917, Springfield †July 26th, 2017, Los Angeles

69

József Asbóth

Hungarian tennis player

*September 18th, 1917, Szombathely †September 22nd, 1986, Munich

42

Francis Parker Yockey

American writer (1917-1960)

*September 18th, 1917, Chicago †June 16th, 1960, San Francisco

95

Phil Taylor

English footballer (1917-2012)

*September 18th, 1917, Bristol †December 1st, 2012

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Who's birthday is on September 18th?

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

74

Peter Shilton

English footballer (born 1949)

*September 18th, 1949, Leicester

78

Rossano Brazzi

Italian actor (1916-1994)

*September 18th, 1916, Bologna †December 24th, 1994, Rome

52

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist from the United States

*September 18th, 1971, Plano

72

Ben Carson

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021

*September 18th, 1951, Detroit

51

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013)

*September 18th, 1961, Westwood †June 19th, 2013, Rome

83

Bernard Kangro

Estonian writer (1910-1994)

*September 18th, 1910, Antsla Rural Municipality †March 25th, 1994, Lund

73

Anna Deavere Smith

American actress, playwright and professor

*September 18th, 1950, Baltimore

86

Fred Willard

American actor and comedian (1933-2020)

*September 18th, 1933, Cleveland †May 15th, 2020, Los Angeles

73

Hank Penny

American musician (1918-1992)

*September 18th, 1918, Birmingham †April 17th, 1992, Camarillo

59

Rachid Taha

Franco-Algerian singer

*September 18th, 1958, Sig †September 12th, 2018, Les Lilas

43

Carolin Hingst

German pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1980, Donauwörth

85

Jack Warden

American actor (1920–2006)

*September 18th, 1920, Newark †July 19th, 2006, New York City

41

Alfredo Talavera

Mexican association football player

*September 18th, 1982, La Barca

88

Agnes de Mille

American dancer and choreographer

*September 18th, 1905, Harlem †October 7th, 1993, New York City

86

Vladimir Horowitz

Russian and American pianist

*September 18th, 1903, Kyiv †November 5th, 1989, New York City

43

Adriana Louvier

Mexican actress

*September 18th, 1980, Mexico City

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Born in 1917

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

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Public holidays on September 18th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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