January 18th, 1940

Born on January 18th, 1940

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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, 1940

31

Pedro Rodríguez

Mexican racecar driver (1940-1971)

*January 18th, 1940, Mexico City †July 11th, 1971, Norisring

86

Pietro Kuciukian

Italian-Armenian writer, surgeon, and activist

*January 18th, 1940, Arco

81

Ion Ciocanu

Moldovan writer (1940–2021)

*January 18th, 1940, Tabani †July 2nd, 2021, Chișinău

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85

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi

76

Al Jarreau

American singer and songwriter (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

86

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

86

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

85

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

86

Nancy Pelosi

American politician

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

86

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

86

Nūrsūltan Nazarbaev

President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020)

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor (1940–2017)

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

86

Patrick Stewart

British actor

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

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Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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