April 18th, 1943

Born on April 18th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 18th, 1943?

April 18th, 1943

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vengeance

What else happened on April 18th?

April 18th, 2019

The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election to Congress and the public.

April 18th, 2007

A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers.

April 18th, 1996

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.

April 18th, 1980

Robert Mugabe (pictured) became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power.

April 18th, 1958

Controversial American poet Ezra Pound was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.

April 18th, 1949

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, declaring Ireland a republic and terminating its membership in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

April 18th, 1946

The final session of the League of Nations concluded in Geneva, with delegates agreeing to transfer much of its assets to the United Nations.

April 18th, 1938

Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.

April 18th, 1915

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.

April 18th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impending arrival of British troops.

April 18th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England.

April 18th, 1881

The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.

April 18th, 2018

Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua

April 18th, 1988

In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.

Today's Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 18th

Born on April 18th, 1943

81

Cecilia López Montaño

Colombian politician

*April 18th, 1943, Barranquilla

81

Alejandro Núñez Allauca

Peruvian composer

*April 18th, 1943, Moquegua

73

Clyde Stubblefield

American drummer (1943–2017)

*April 18th, 1943, Chattanooga †February 18th, 2017, Madison

81

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Actress

*April 18th, 1943, Tokyo

72

Zeki Alasya

Turkish actor and director (1943-2015)

*April 18th, 1943, Şehzadebaşı †May 8th, 2015, Istanbul

74

Elmar K. Jessberger

German physicist (1943-2017)

*April 18th, 1943, Eisenach †November 29th, 2017

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Who's birthday is on April 18th?

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

83

Michael D. Higgins

President of Ireland since 2011

*April 18th, 1941, Limerick

78

Hayley Mills

British actress

*April 18th, 1946, Marylebone

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

68

Eric Roberts

American actor

*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

72

Hans-Heinrich Sander

German politician (1945-2017)

*April 18th, 1945, Golmbach †April 22nd, 2017

44

Martina Müller

Association football player

*April 18th, 1980, Kassel

87

Robert Hooks

Actor, producer and activist

*April 18th, 1937, Washington, D.C.

77

James Woods

American actor

*April 18th, 1947, Vernal

66

Carl Gilliard

American actor, producer

*April 18th, 1958, Chicago

53

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

*April 18th, 1971, Bathgate

28

Jochen Rindt

German racing driver

*April 18th, 1942, Mainz †September 5th, 1970, Monza Circuit

94

Clive Revill

New Zealand actor

*April 18th, 1930, Wellington

61

Thomas Kristl

German association football player and manager

*April 18th, 1963, Regensburg

78

Jean-François Balmer

Swiss film, television, and theater actor

*April 18th, 1946, Neuchâtel

84

Joseph L. Goldstein

American biochemist

*April 18th, 1940, Kingstree

73

Naďa Konvalinková

Czech actress

*April 18th, 1951, Prague

77

Jerzy Stuhr

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter

*April 18th, 1947, Kraków

88

Charles Pasqua

French politician

*April 18th, 1927, Grasse †June 29th, 2015, Suresnes

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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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