September 18th, 1943

Born on September 18th, 1943

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What happened on September 18th, 1943?

September 18th, 1943

World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Denmark

What else happened on September 18th?

September 18th, 2001

Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

September 18th, 1961

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others on board.

September 18th, 1948

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

September 18th, 1918

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

September 18th, 1895

Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment, on deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.

September 18th, 1879

The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

September 18th, 1875

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.

September 18th, 1873

Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.

September 18th, 1870

Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).

September 18th, 1851

The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.

September 18th, 1850

The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.

September 18th, 1809

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.

September 18th, 1048

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.

September 18th, 0324

Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.

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

Born on September 18th, 1943

80

Fefita la Grande

Dominican accordionist

*September 18th, 1943, San José

80

Nina Wayne

American actress

*September 18th, 1943, Chicago

80

Henry Giroux

American academic

*September 18th, 1943, Providence

80

Ling Liong Sik

Retired Malaysian politician

*September 18th, 1943, Kuala Kangsar

80

Sophie Clément

Canadian actress

*September 18th, 1943, Montreal

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 18th?

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

74

Peter Shilton

English footballer (born 1949)

*September 18th, 1949, Leicester

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

77

Veronica Carlson

English actress (1944–2022)

*September 18th, 1944, Emley †February 27th, 2022, Bluffton

72

Ben Carson

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021

*September 18th, 1951, Detroit

73

Anna Deavere Smith

American actress, playwright and professor

*September 18th, 1950, Baltimore

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

52

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist from the United States

*September 18th, 1971, Plano

51

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013)

*September 18th, 1961, Westwood †June 19th, 2013, Rome

59

Rachid Taha

Franco-Algerian singer

*September 18th, 1958, Sig †September 12th, 2018, Les Lilas

86

Fred Willard

American actor and comedian (1933-2020)

*September 18th, 1933, Cleveland †May 15th, 2020, Los Angeles

81

Ernestine Jackson

American actress

*September 18th, 1942, Corpus Christi

62

Alain Casanova

French footballer

*September 18th, 1961, Clermont-Ferrand

53

Nicholas Clay

British actor (1946-2000)

*September 18th, 1946, Streatham †May 25th, 2000, London

75

John McAfee

British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)

*September 18th, 1945, Cinderford †June 23rd, 2021, Centre Penitenciari Brians 2

73

Shabana Azmi

Indian actress

*September 18th, 1950, Azamgarh

43

Carolin Hingst

German pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1980, Donauwörth

41

Alfredo Talavera

Mexican association football player

*September 18th, 1982, La Barca

43

Adriana Louvier

Mexican actress

*September 18th, 1980, Mexico City

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

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

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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