August 18th, 1938

Born on August 18th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 18th, 1938?

August 18th, 1938

The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Islands_Bridge

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, 1938

85

Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.

Former U.S. Department of Defense official and defense industry executive

*August 18th, 1938, Houston

72

Orestes Quércia

Brazilian politician (1938-2010)

*August 18th, 1938, Pedregulho †December 24th, 2010, São Paulo

85

Roland Zöffel

Cyclist

*August 18th, 1938, Münster

83

John Mulhall

British gymnast

*August 18th, 1938, Cardiff †August 6th, 2022

80

Dieter Engelhardt

German footballer (1938–2018)

*August 18th, 1938, Sandersdorf-Brehna †November 30th, 2018

85

Roger Wehrbein

American politician

*August 18th, 1938, Lincoln

85

Belle Monappa Hegde

Indian surgeon

*August 18th, 1938, South Canara District

85

Allen Reynolds

American record producer and songwriter

*August 18th, 1938, North Little Rock

85

Guglielmo Cavallo

Italian palaeographer

*August 18th, 1938, Carovigno

63

Jean Parra

French boxer

*August 18th, 1938, Lyon †July 25th, 2002, Pierre-Bénite

76

Anne-Marie Deschodt

French actor and translator (1938-2014)

*August 18th, 1938, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 21st, 2014, Castelnau-le-Lez

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Who's birthday is on August 18th?

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

39

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

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

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

30

Sikki Reddy

Indian badminton player

*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

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

90

Roman Polanski

French-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*August 18th, 1933, Paris

96

Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

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

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

41

Edward Stachura

Polish poet, writer and translator

*August 18th, 1937, Charvieu †July 24th, 1979, Warsaw

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

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

82

Purita Campos

Spanish painter (1937-2019)

*August 18th, 1937, Barcelona †November 19th, 2019, Madrid

78

David Dewhurst

American businessman

*August 18th, 1945, Houston

23

Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

45

Sergio Llopis

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1978, Xàtiva

24

Vitão

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

76

Giulio Tremonti

Italian politician.

*August 18th, 1947, Sondrio

66

Carole Bouquet

French actress

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

78

Hans van Mierlo

Dutch politician (1931–2010)

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

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Born in 1938

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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Leap year

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

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