July 18th, 1938

Born on July 18th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 671 days, exactly on February 26th, 2026, people who were born on July 18th, 1938 will be 32,000 days old!

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What happened on July 18th?

July 18th, 2019

An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.

July 18th, 2014

The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.

July 18th, 2012

A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.

July 18th, 1995

Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.

July 18th, 1989

American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.

July 18th, 1976

At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.

July 18th, 1949

Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

July 18th, 1936

Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.

July 18th, 1863

American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.

July 18th, 1841

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned (depicted) at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

July 18th, 1806

A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

July 18th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.

July 18th, 1290

King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England.

July 18th, 2019

A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens of others.

July 18th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.

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

Born on July 18th, 1938

85

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director and screenwriter

*July 18th, 1938, Amsterdam

85

El Viti

Spanish torero

*July 18th, 1938, Vitigudino

47

Ian Stewart

British keyboardist (1938–1985)

*July 18th, 1938, Pittenweem †December 12th, 1985, London

85

Hampton Fancher

American actor and director

*July 18th, 1938, East Los Angeles

78

Irène Tharin

French politician

*July 18th, 1938, Audincourt †August 7th, 2016, Montbéliard

74

John Connelly

English footballer

*July 18th, 1938, St Helens †October 25th, 2012, Barrowford

34

Renzo Pasolini

Italian motorcycle racer

*July 18th, 1938, Rimini †May 20th, 1973, Monza

51

Buschi Niebergall

German musician (1938-1990)

*July 18th, 1938, Marburg †January 9th, 1990, Frankfurt

85

Jan Stanisław Skorupski

Polish writer, poet, essayist and Esperantist

*July 18th, 1938, Loshniv

85

Valery Kerdemelidi

Artistic gymnast

*July 18th, 1938, Moscow

85

Adrian A. Basora

American diplomat, and former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic

*July 18th, 1938, New York City

85

Nikolay Gomolko

Russian rower

*July 18th, 1938, Pushkin

85

Britt Leach

American actor

*July 18th, 1938, Gadsden

83

Lennart Hjulström

Swedish actor and film director

*July 18th, 1938, Karlstad †July 3rd, 2022

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43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

84

Brian Auger

English keyboardist

*July 18th, 1939, London

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

*July 18th, 1941, West Harrison †April 21st, 2016, Nashville

86

Roald Hoffmann

Nobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor

*July 18th, 1937, Zolochiv

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

89

Edward Bond

English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024)

*July 18th, 1934, Holloway †March 3rd, 2024, Great Wilbraham

67

Hunter S. Thompson

American journalist and author (1937–2005)

*July 18th, 1937, Louisville †February 20th, 2005, Woody Creek

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

72

Margo Martindale

American actress

*July 18th, 1951, Jacksonville

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

80

Christof Römer

German historian

*July 18th, 1936, Lübeck †May 17th, 2017

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

74

Pete Yellin

American jazz musician

*July 18th, 1941, New York City †April 13th, 2016, New York City

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

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

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

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

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

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

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

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

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

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

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

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

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

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

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

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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

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