April 18th, 1949

Born on April 18th, 1949

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What happened on April 18th, 1949?

April 18th, 1949

The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republic_of_Ireland_Act_1948

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republic_of_Ireland_Act_1948

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, 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, 1949

75

Bengt Holmström

Finnish economist and Nobel laureate

*April 18th, 1949, Helsinki

75

Antônio Fagundes

Brazilian actor

*April 18th, 1949, Rio de Janeiro

75

Friedrich Stickler

Austrian football administrator

*April 18th, 1949, Vienna

68

Joachim Mertes

German politician (1949-2017)

*April 18th, 1949, Trier †October 23rd, 2017, Buch

75

Michaël Levinas

French composer

*April 18th, 1949, Paris

75

Charles Fefferman

American mathematician

*April 18th, 1949, Washington, D.C.

75

Celia Villalobos

Spanish politician

*April 18th, 1949, Benalmádena

75

Geoff Bodine

American racecar driver

*April 18th, 1949, Elmira

75

Jean-François Lépine

Canadian journalist and television presenter

*April 18th, 1949, Montreal

75

Andrew Powell

English musical composer (born 1949)

*April 18th, 1949, Surrey

55

John Braden

American actor, writer and director (1949-2004)

*April 18th, 1949, Little Rock †May 22nd, 2004, Pilot Point

58

Peter Caffrey

Irish actor

*April 18th, 1949, Dublin †January 1st, 2008, Shrewsbury

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

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

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

78

Hayley Mills

British actress

*April 18th, 1946, Marylebone

68

Eric Roberts

American actor

*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

77

James Woods

American actor

*April 18th, 1947, Vernal

66

Carl Gilliard

American actor, producer

*April 18th, 1958, Chicago

44

Martina Müller

Association football player

*April 18th, 1980, Kassel

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

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

73

Naďa Konvalinková

Czech actress

*April 18th, 1951, Prague

53

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

*April 18th, 1971, Bathgate

83

Michael D. Higgins

President of Ireland since 2011

*April 18th, 1941, Limerick

61

Thomas Kristl

German association football player and manager

*April 18th, 1963, Regensburg

72

Hans-Heinrich Sander

German politician (1945-2017)

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

77

Jerzy Stuhr

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter

*April 18th, 1947, Kraków

87

Robert Hooks

Actor, producer and activist

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

78

Jean-François Balmer

Swiss film, television, and theater actor

*April 18th, 1946, Neuchâtel

19

Devika Sihag

Badminton player

*April 18th, 2005, Haryana

50

Kathy Acker

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

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

94

Clive Revill

New Zealand actor

*April 18th, 1930, Wellington

63

Gertraude Krell

German economist (1952–2016)

*April 18th, 1952, Darmstadt †January 5th, 2016

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Hans Michelbach

German politician

*May 3rd, 1949, Gemünden am Main

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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