March 18th, 1918

Born on March 18th, 1918

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 250 days, exactly on December 26th, 2024, people who were born on March 18th, 1918 will be 39,000 days old!

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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, 1918

96

Arlette Merry

French actress

*March 18th, 1918, 14th arrondissement of Paris †February 18th, 2015, 5th arrondissement of Paris

87

François Dalle

French businessman

*March 18th, 1918, Hesdin †August 9th, 2005, Geneva

95

Mike Road

American actor (1918-2013)

*March 18th, 1918, Malden †April 14th, 2013, Los Angeles

94

Nan Huai-Chin

Buddhist teacher

*March 18th, 1918, Yueqing †September 29th, 2012, Suzhou

94

Yevgeny Pepelyaev

Soviet fighter pilot of the Korean War

*March 18th, 1918, Bodaybo †January 4th, 2013, Moscow

90

Heinz Felfe

Soviet double agent (1918-2008)

*March 18th, 1918, Dresden †May 8th, 2008, Berlin

85

Belus Smawley

American basketball player-coach

*March 18th, 1918, Ellenboro †April 24th, 2003, Mooresville

77

Luis Antonio Burón Barba

Spanish magistrate

*March 18th, 1918, Fuente Obejuna †August 17th, 1995

106

Franz Machon

German submarine officer

*March 18th, 1918, Katowice

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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

93

Egon Bahr

German politician (SPD) (1922-2015)

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

89

Weiron Holmberg

Actor

*March 18th, 1935, Gamlestads church parish

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

85

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

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

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

84

Arlette Laguiller

French politician

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

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

55

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

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

88

Hanne Sobek

German association football player and manager (1900–1989)

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

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

26

Yukiko Takahata

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Hokkaido

26

Zhou Chaomin

Chinese badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Guangdong

71

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)

*March 18th, 1837, Caldwell †June 24th, 1908, Princeton

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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

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

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

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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Public holidays on March 18th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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