January 18th, 1937

Born on January 18th, 1937

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What happened on January 18th?

January 18th, 1939

The Cathedral of Christ the King, currently the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, was dedicated.

January 18th, 1990

In a sting operation conducted by the FBI, Marion Barry (pictured), the mayor of Washington, D.C., was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.

January 18th, 1983

Singaporean communist activist Tan Chay Wa was executed, leading to a much-publicised trial of his brother for engraving "subversive" material on the gravestone.

January 18th, 1977

The CDC announced that the lung infection Legionnaires' disease is caused by a previously unknown bacterium now known as Legionella.

January 18th, 1969

In response to months of nationwide student protests, thousands of Japanese police stormed the University of Tokyo.

January 18th, 1958

Members of the Lumbee tribe arrived to protest at a Ku Klux Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, which turned into an armed confrontation between the two groups (pictured).

January 18th, 1951

Construction of the United Nations Military Cemetery (pictured) began in Busan, South Korea.

January 18th, 1943

World War II: In Operation Iskra, the Red Army established a narrow land corridor to Leningrad, partially easing the protracted German siege of the city.

January 18th, 1915

Japanese prime minister Ōkuma Shigenobu issued the Twenty-One Demands to China in a bid to increase Japan's power in East Asia.

January 18th, 1871

The German Empire was formed by the unification of previously independent German states, under the rule of Kaiser Wilhelm I.

January 18th, 1788

The armed tender HMS Supply, the first ship of the First Fleet, arrived at Botany Bay, Australia.

January 18th, 1535

Francisco Pizarro founded Ciudad de los Reyes (present-day Lima, Peru) as the capital of the lands he conquered for the Spanish crown.

January 18th, 1486

Elizabeth of York married King Henry VII, becoming queen consort of England.

January 18th, 0474

The young child Leo II became the sole Byzantine emperor upon the death of his grandfather Leo I.

January 18th, 2012

More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest.

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

Born on January 18th, 1937

83

John Hume

Irish politician from Northern Ireland (1937–2020)

*January 18th, 1937, Derry †August 3rd, 2020, Derry

89

L. David Mech

American Biologist and Ecologist specializing in wolves

*January 18th, 1937, Syracuse

72

Yukio Endo

Japanese gymnast

*January 18th, 1937, Akita †March 25th, 2009, Tokyo

89

Maruja Troncoso Ortega

Spanish opera singer

*January 18th, 1937, Jerez de la Frontera

Same year
Born in 1937

89

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

89

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

89

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

88

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

89

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

88

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

89

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937–2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

88

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

82

Anke Fuchs

German politician (1937–2019)

*July 5th, 1937, Hamburg †October 14th, 2019, Wilhelmshaven

89

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

89

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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