August 18th, 1943

Born on August 18th, 1943

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 534 days, exactly on October 6th, 2025, people who were born on August 18th, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 18th?

August 18th, 2017

Two people were killed and eight others wounded when a rejected asylum seeker went on a knife rampage in Turku, Finland.

August 18th, 2008

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.

August 18th, 1983

Hurricane Alicia made landfall near Galveston, Texas, causing $3 billion in damage and 21 fatalities.

August 18th, 1966

Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong unit at the Battle of Long Tan, but held them off for several hours until reinforcements arrived.

August 18th, 1964

East German Communist Party member Hildegard Trabant was killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall.

August 18th, 1948

Australia won the fifth Test of the 1948 Ashes series, becoming the first Test cricket team to go undefeated in England, earning them the nickname "The Invincibles".

August 18th, 1945

World War II: Amid a Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Sakhalin, Japanese police massacred 18 Koreans in Kamishisuka.

August 18th, 1940

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.

August 18th, 1920

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.

August 18th, 1919

Russian Civil War: British motor torpedo boats raided the Bolshevik Baltic Fleet's home base of Kronstadt, sinking a depot ship and damaging a battleship.

August 18th, 1877

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos, the smaller one.

August 18th, 1864

American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg.

August 18th, 1783

A meteor procession blazed across the night sky over Great Britain.

August 18th, 1612

The trials of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches (statue pictured), among the most famous of England's witch trials, began at the assizes in Lancaster.

August 18th, 1590

John White, governor of the Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in North America (located in present-day North Carolina), returned after a three-year absence to find it deserted (depicted).

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

Born on August 18th, 1943

80

Gianni Rivera

Italian footballer

*August 18th, 1943, Alessandria

80

Carolyn Krau

Figure skater

*August 18th, 1943, Uxbridge

74

Edwin Hawkins

American musician

*August 18th, 1943, Oakland †January 15th, 2018, Pleasanton

80

Martin Mull

American actor

*August 18th, 1943, Chicago

61

Carl Wayne

British singer and actor (1943–2004)

*August 18th, 1943, Birmingham †August 31st, 2004, Birmingham

80

Hannu Mäkelä

Finnish writer

*August 18th, 1943, Helsinki

80

Oba Otudeko

Nigeria businessman

*August 18th, 1943, Ibadan

80

Karin Krebs

German middle distance runner

*August 18th, 1943, Gusev

79

Nimrod Mkono

Tanzanian politician

*August 18th, 1943, Tanganyika Territory †April 18th, 2023, Florida

66

Roberto Rosato

Italian footballer (1943-2010)

*August 18th, 1943, Chieri †June 20th, 2010, Chieri

80

Frank Evans

British bullfighter

*August 18th, 1943, Salford

70

Norma Pons

Argentine actress

*August 18th, 1943, Rosario †April 29th, 2014, Buenos Aires

57

Manuela

German schlager singer (1943-2001)

*August 18th, 1943, Berlin †February 13th, 2001, Berlin

68

Gil Courtemanche

Writer, documentary filmmaker (1943-2011)

*August 18th, 1943, Montreal †August 19th, 2011

80

Rodney Webb

English rugby union player

*August 18th, 1943, Newbold-on-Avon

80

Jean Roberts

Australian shot putter and discus thrower

*August 18th, 1943, Geelong

80

A. T. Mann

Astrologer, Author, Architect, Artist, Graphic Designer

*August 18th, 1943, Auburn

80

Renato Kizito Sesana

Italian missionary

*August 18th, 1943, Lecco

80

Cosmo Iacavazzi

American football player

*August 18th, 1943, Scranton

80

John H. Larsen jr.

Norwegian sports shooter, son of the Olympic medalist

*August 18th, 1943, Oslo

80

Arunas Vasys

American football player (1943-)

*August 18th, 1943, Lithuania

80

Gerd R. Ueberschär

German military historian

*August 18th, 1943, Offenbach am Main

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Who's birthday is on August 18th?

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

39

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

30

Sikki Reddy

Indian badminton player

*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

78

David Dewhurst

American businessman

*August 18th, 1945, Houston

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

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

96

Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains

76

Giulio Tremonti

Italian politician.

*August 18th, 1947, Sondrio

90

Roman Polanski

French-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*August 18th, 1933, Paris

66

Carole Bouquet

French actress

*August 18th, 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

45

Sergio Llopis

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1978, Xàtiva

23

Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

24

Vitão

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

26

Goh Sze Fei

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1997, Malacca

54

Edward Norton

American actor (born 1969)

*August 18th, 1969, Boston

25

Joy Lai

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1998, Victoria

Same year
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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