Born on August 18th, 1940
Weekday
Sunday
August 18th, 1940 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1940 - August 23rd, 1940
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 432 days, exactly on July 3rd, 2025, people who were born on August 18th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!
30,568 Days
4,366 Weeks
1,004 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Born on August 18th, 1940: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
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What happened on August 18th, 1940?
World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain, takes place. At that point, it is the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_IIWhat else happened on August 18th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 18th
Born on August 18th, 1940
Jesús Quintero
Spanish journalist
*August 18th, 1940, San Juan del Puerto †October 3rd, 2022, UbriqueJosé Martínez García
Spanish association football player
*August 18th, 1940, Regumiel de la SierraFrancis Ayume
Ugandan politician (1940-2004)
*August 18th, 1940, Koboko †May 16th, 2004, NakasongolaNelli Abramova
Former Soviet volleyball player who won silver at the 1964 Summer Olympics
*August 18th, 1940, ChelyabinskBarry Justice
British actor, born 18 August 1940 in Lucknow, India, died 6 August 1980 in London, England
*August 18th, 1940, Lucknow †August 6th, 1980, LondonJoan Joyce
American softball player, volleyball player, basketball player, professional golfer and coach
*August 18th, 1940, Waterbury †November 30th, 2021Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 18th?
77 Volker Lechtenbrink
German actor and singer
*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg
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.jpg "Rosalynn Carter")
96 Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains
90 Roman Polanski
French-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor
*August 18th, 1933, Paris
Paul Grimm
German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)
*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin
Same year
Born in 1940
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40 John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City
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.jpg "Al Pacino")
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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
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.jpg "Tilo Prückner")
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77 John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, NorfolkBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 18th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 18th.
Helena of Constantinople (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_IWilliam Porcher DuBose (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Porcher_DuBoseAugust 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_18_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Arbor Day (Pakistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_DayArmed Forces Day (North Macedonia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayBirthday of Virginia Dare (Roanoke Island)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_DareConstitution Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IndonesiaLong Tan Day, also called Vietnam Veterans' Day (Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_TanNational Science Day (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ThailandDate as a Roman numeral / digit
18.8.1940
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Born on August 18th, 1940
Future birthdays
Leap year
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).