March 18th, 1943

Born on March 18th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 385 days, exactly on May 6th, 2025, people who were born on March 18th, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

March 18th, 0363

A fire began in Rome that resulted in the destruction of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus.

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

Born on March 18th, 1943

77

Kevin Dobson

American film and television actor (1943-2020)

*March 18th, 1943, Jackson Heights †September 6th, 2020, Stockton

81

Aurora Quattrocchi

Italian actress

*March 18th, 1943, Palermo

81

Dave Osborn

American football player

*March 18th, 1943, Everett

79

Udo Hild

German rower

*March 18th, 1943, Mainz †June 15th, 2022

81

Oto Pustoslemšek

Olympic alpine skier

*March 18th, 1943, Mežica

81

Jean-Pierre de Mondenard

French sports physician

*March 18th, 1943, Nîmes

81

Monika Weber

Swiss politician

*March 18th, 1943, Zürich

81

Nobuko Imai

Japanese violist and professor

*March 18th, 1943, Tokyo

63

Dennis Linde

American singer and songwriter

*March 18th, 1943, Abilene †December 22nd, 2006, Nashville

67

Pachi Armas

Argentinian actor (1943-2010)

*March 18th, 1943, Buenos Aires †November 10th, 2010, Buenos Aires

50

Midori Matsuya

Pianist

*March 18th, 1943, Kamakura †January 9th, 1994, Tokyo

81

Toula Grivas

Greek actress

*March 18th, 1943, Paris

81

Tony Rackauckas

American politician

*March 18th, 1943, Long Beach

81

L. Gary Leal

American chemist

*March 18th, 1943, Bellingham

81

John A. Lynn

American military historian

*March 18th, 1943, Glenview

81

Harold J. Raveché

American academic

*March 18th, 1943, Brooklyn

81

Ghislaine Thesmar

French ballet dancer (born 1943)

*March 18th, 1943, Beijing

81

Lawson Matthews

Cricketer

*March 18th, 1943, Kingston

81

Gerry Sternberg

Canadian football player

*March 18th, 1943, Orsk

80

Movlud Suleymanli

Armenian writer

*March 18th, 1943, Dzyunashogh †February 21st, 2024, Baku

75

Lowrell Simon

American musician

*March 18th, 1943, Chicago †June 19th, 2018, Mississippi

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75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

84

Arlette Laguiller

French politician

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

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

82

Doris Pack

German politician

*March 18th, 1942, Schiffweiler

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

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

74

Linda Partridge

British biogerontologist

*March 18th, 1950, England

72

Salome Zourabichvili

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

*March 18th, 1952, Paris

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

77

Ernst Veenemans

Dutch rower

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

67

Christer Fuglesang

Swedish astronaut

*March 18th, 1957, Nacka

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

79

Rudi Altig

German racing cyclist (1937–2016)

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

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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