June 18th, 1938

Born on June 18th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 820 days, exactly on October 23rd, 2028, people who were born on June 18th, 1938 will be 33,000 days old!

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What happened on June 18th?

June 18th, 1954

Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.

June 18th, 1953

A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board.

June 18th, 1940

World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance.

June 18th, 1858

Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged him to publish his own theory of evolution.

June 18th, 1815

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.

June 18th, 1757

Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up the Siege of Prague and retreat to Saxony.

June 18th, 0618

Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty.

June 18th, 1898

The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (pictured) in Bar-le-Duc, France, was designated a monument historique.

June 18th, 2023

The Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the RMS Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard.

June 18th, 2012

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

June 18th, 2009

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's first mission to the Moon in more than ten years, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

June 18th, 1994

The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.

June 18th, 1983

Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.

June 18th, 1982

The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from scaffolding beneath London's Blackfriars Bridge.

June 18th, 1981

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.

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

Same year
Born in 1938

87

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

87

Lorraine Crapp

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

87

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

87

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Peruvian politician and economist; Prime Minister (2005–06), President (2016–18)

*October 3rd, 1938, Lima

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

88

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

88

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

87

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

88

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

87

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

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Born on June 18th, 1938
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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