April 18th, 1947

Born on April 18th, 1947

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What happened on April 18th, 1947?

April 18th, 1947

The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Big_Bang

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.

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

Born on April 18th, 1947

77

James Woods

American actor

*April 18th, 1947, Vernal

77

Jerzy Stuhr

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter

*April 18th, 1947, Kraków

50

Kathy Acker

American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997)

*April 18th, 1947, New York City †November 30th, 1997, Tijuana

66

Greg Quill

Australian musician, Canadian journalist

*April 18th, 1947, Sydney †May 5th, 2013, Hamilton

77

Manuel Sánchez Monge

Spanish bishop

*April 18th, 1947, Fuentes de Nava

77

Rainer Würdig

German handball player

*April 18th, 1947, Holzdorf

77

Konradin Groth

German trumpeter

*April 18th, 1947, Berlin

77

Guy Goffette

Belgian writer

*April 18th, 1947, Jamoigne

60

Loïc Le Ribault

Geologist

*April 18th, 1947, Vannes †June 6th, 2007, Dinard

75

Herbert Mullin

American serial killer

*April 18th, 1947, Salinas †August 18th, 2022, Stockton

65

Moses Blah

President of Liberia (1947-2013)

*April 18th, 1947, Nimba †April 1st, 2013, Monrovia

62

Lori Martin

American film actress (1947-2010)

*April 18th, 1947, Glendale †April 4th, 2010, Oakhurst

77

Dorothy Lyman

American actress and director

*April 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Cindy Pickett

American actress

*April 18th, 1947, Sand Springs

67

Fritz Sdunek

German boxer

*April 18th, 1947, Lüssow †December 22nd, 2014, Hamburg

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78

Hayley Mills

British actress

*April 18th, 1946, Marylebone

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

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

68

Eric Roberts

American actor

*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

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

72

Hans-Heinrich Sander

German politician (1945-2017)

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

66

Carl Gilliard

American actor, producer

*April 18th, 1958, Chicago

44

Martina Müller

Association football player

*April 18th, 1980, Kassel

78

Jean-François Balmer

Swiss film, television, and theater actor

*April 18th, 1946, Neuchâtel

83

Michael D. Higgins

President of Ireland since 2011

*April 18th, 1941, Limerick

53

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

*April 18th, 1971, Bathgate

73

Naďa Konvalinková

Czech actress

*April 18th, 1951, Prague

87

Robert Hooks

Actor, producer and activist

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

61

Thomas Kristl

German association football player and manager

*April 18th, 1963, Regensburg

75

Bengt Holmström

Finnish economist and Nobel laureate

*April 18th, 1949, Helsinki

94

Clive Revill

New Zealand actor

*April 18th, 1930, Wellington

52

Skip Spence

Canadian-born American musician

*April 18th, 1946, Windsor †April 16th, 1999, Santa Cruz

76

Régis Wargnier

French film director

*April 18th, 1948, Metz

76

Ina Lenke

German politician

*April 18th, 1948, Mettmann

88

Charles Pasqua

French politician

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

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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