March 18th, 1940

Born on March 18th, 1940

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What happened on March 18th, 1940?

March 18th, 1940

World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else happened on March 18th?

March 18th, 1277

Charles I of Anjou acquired a claim on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in exchange for a significant sum of money.

March 18th, 2019

Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing 64 civilians.

March 18th, 1990

Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.

March 18th, 1977

The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.

March 18th, 1970

U.S. postal workers began an eight-day strike after Congress raised their wages by only 4 percent despite increasing its own pay by 41 percent.

March 18th, 1969

Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.

March 18th, 1965

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ventured outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2, becoming the first person to walk in space.

March 18th, 1959

Tibetan uprising: After the 14th Dalai Lama sought refuge at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, Chinese forces bombarded the monastery, inflicting severe destruction and killing hundreds of Buddhist monks.

March 18th, 1938

Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas issued a decree expropriating foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities, which were later incorporated into Pemex, a state-owned petroleum company.

March 18th, 1921

Russian Civil War: Bolshevik forces suppressed a rebellion of sailors and civilians in Kronstadt.

March 18th, 1915

First World War: In one of the largest naval battles of the Gallipoli campaign, Ottoman forces sank three Allied battleships and severely damaged three others.

March 18th, 1906

Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.

March 18th, 1892

Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.

March 18th, 1241

First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongol forces defeated the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków at the Battle of Chmielnik.

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

Born on March 18th, 1940

84

Arlette Laguiller

French politician

*March 18th, 1940, 14th arrondissement of Paris

77

Ernst Veenemans

Dutch rower

*March 18th, 1940, Haarlem †October 2nd, 2017, Laren

79

Mark Medoff

American actor and writer (1940-2019)

*March 18th, 1940, Mount Carmel †April 23rd, 2019, Las Cruces

84

Karl-Heinz Kutschke

East German modern pentathlete

*March 18th, 1940, Berlin

84

Helmuth Kuttelwascher

Austrian rower

*March 18th, 1940, Klagenfurt

84

Katsumi Asaba

Japanese art director

*March 18th, 1940, Yokohama

84

Hartmut Graßl

German physicist

*March 18th, 1940, Berchtesgaden

84

Fukunaga Kosei

Manchu-Japanese noblewoman

*March 18th, 1940, Tokyo

84

Teodor Tchipev

Bulgarian judge and politician

*March 18th, 1940, Sofia

84

Lyn Ashley

Australian actress

*March 18th, 1940, Townsville

84

Václav Šmídl

Volleyball player

*March 18th, 1940, Prague

84

Hugues Gall

French opera manager

*March 18th, 1940, Honfleur

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Who's birthday is on March 18th?

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

89

Weiron Holmberg

Actor

*March 18th, 1935, Gamlestads church parish

85

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

*March 18th, 1936, Johannesburg †November 11th, 2021, Cape Town

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

79

Rudi Altig

German racing cyclist (1937–2016)

*March 18th, 1937, Mannheim †June 11th, 2016, Remagen

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

82

Doris Pack

German politician

*March 18th, 1942, Schiffweiler

74

Linda Partridge

British biogerontologist

*March 18th, 1950, England

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

72

Salome Zourabichvili

French diplomat, then president of Georgia (2018-present)

*March 18th, 1952, Paris

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

67

Christer Fuglesang

Swedish astronaut

*March 18th, 1957, Nacka

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

79

Shashi Kapoor

Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017)

*March 18th, 1938, Kolkata †December 4th, 2017, Mumbai

26

Yukiko Takahata

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Hokkaido

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

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

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

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

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

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

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

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

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

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

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

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

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

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

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

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

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

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

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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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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