August 18th, 1933

Born on August 18th, 1933

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 18th, 1933?

August 18th, 1933

The Volksempfänger is first presented to the German public at a radio exhibition; the presiding Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, delivers an accompanying speech heralding the radio as the ‘eighth great power’.

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What else happened on August 18th?

August 18th, 2017

Two people were killed and eight others wounded when a rejected asylum seeker went on a knife rampage in Turku, Finland.

August 18th, 2008

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.

August 18th, 1983

Hurricane Alicia made landfall near Galveston, Texas, causing $3 billion in damage and 21 fatalities.

August 18th, 1966

Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan, but held them off for several hours until reinforcements arrived.

August 18th, 1964

East German Communist Party member Hildegard Trabant was killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall.

August 18th, 1948

Australia won the fifth Test of the 1948 Ashes series, becoming the first Test cricket team to go undefeated in England, earning them the nickname "The Invincibles".

August 18th, 1945

World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.

August 18th, 1940

Second World War: During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command, with both sides combined losing more aircraft on this day than at any other point during the campaign.

August 18th, 1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.

August 18th, 1919

Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a depot ship and damaging a battleship.

August 18th, 1877

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos, the smaller one.

August 18th, 1864

American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg.

August 18th, 1783

A meteor procession blazed across the night sky over Great Britain.

August 18th, 1612

The trials of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches (statue pictured), among the most famous of England's witch trials, began at the assizes in Lancaster.

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

Born on August 18th, 1933

90

Roman Polanski

French-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*August 18th, 1933, Paris

89

Just Fontaine

French football player and manager

*August 18th, 1933, Marrakesh †February 28th, 2023, Toulouse

90

Eva Rubinstein

American photographer (b. 1933)

*August 18th, 1933, Buenos Aires

90

Manfred Steinbach

Olympic athlete

*August 18th, 1933, Szprotawa

89

Gary A. Lee

American politician

*August 18th, 1933, Buffalo †October 12th, 2022

90

Francine Christophe

French writer

*August 18th, 1933, Paris

89

Frank Salemme

American mobster

*August 18th, 1933, Weymouth †December 13th, 2022, Springfield

90

Tony Sandler

Performer, singer

*August 18th, 1933, Menen

90

Robert D. Garton

American politician

*August 18th, 1933, Chariton

90

Neil Durden-Smith

Sports commentator (born 1933)

*August 18th, 1933, Richmond

84

Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh

Irish bishop (1933-2018)

*August 18th, 1933, Lissycasey †July 29th, 2018, Blackrock

88

Jimmy Harris

English footballer born 1933

*August 18th, 1933, Birkenhead †April 17th, 2022

66

Waltraud Ahrndt

German translator

*August 18th, 1933, Leipzig †September 20th, 1999, Schwerin

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Who's birthday is on August 18th?

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

89

Luc Montagnier

French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)

*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-Seine

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

39

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

96

Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains

30

Sikki Reddy

Indian badminton player

*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

78

Hans van Mierlo

Dutch politician (1931–2010)

*August 18th, 1931, Breda †March 11th, 2010, Amsterdam

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

38

Roberto Clemente

Puerto Rican baseball player (1934–1972)

*August 18th, 1934, Carolina †December 31st, 1972, San Juan

76

Liviu Librescu

Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and Holocaust survivor, killed in Virginia Tech massacre

*August 18th, 1930, Ploiești †April 16th, 2007, Virginia Tech

94

Hugues Aufray

French recording artist; singer

*August 18th, 1929, Neuilly-sur-Seine

89

Gulzar

Indian poet, lyricist and author (born 1934)

*August 18th, 1934, Dina

23

Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

24

Vitão

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

45

Sergio Llopis

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1978, Xàtiva

53

Grant Williams

American actor (1931–1985)

*August 18th, 1931, New York City †July 25th, 1985, Los Angeles

66

Carole Bouquet

French actress

*August 18th, 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Born in 1933

70

Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003)

*January 14th, 1933, Kansas City †March 9th, 2003, Victoria

84

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

*February 10th, 1933, Milwaukee †February 18th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

*October 2nd, 1933, Castello d'Argile †June 5th, 2017, Rome

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

*September 19th, 1933, Maryhill †September 25th, 2023, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

91

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

*March 14th, 1933, Rotherhithe

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

84

Mieczysław Kalenik

Polish actor

*January 1st, 1933, Międzyrzec Podlaski †June 16th, 2017, Międzyrzec Podlaski

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

*May 25th, 1933, Liverpool †July 11th, 2016, Toronto

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

83

Beppo Mauhart

Austrian manager (1933-2017)

*September 14th, 1933, Enns †May 7th, 2017, Vienna

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

83

Gene Wilder

American actor (1933–2016)

*June 11th, 1933, Milwaukee †August 29th, 2016, Stamford

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

*April 19th, 1933, Bryn Mawr †June 29th, 1967, Slidell

82

Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933, Willesden †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

79

Heinrich Rohrer

Swiss physicist (1933-2013)

*June 6th, 1933, Buchs †May 16th, 2013, Wollerau

90

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

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No: With 365 days 1933 is a normal year and no leap year.

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