July 18th, 1949

Born on July 18th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 18th, 1949?

July 18th, 1949

Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

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What else happened on July 18th?

July 18th, 2019

An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.

July 18th, 2014

The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.

July 18th, 2012

A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.

July 18th, 1995

Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.

July 18th, 1989

American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.

July 18th, 1976

At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.

July 18th, 1936

Nationalist rebels attempted a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.

July 18th, 1863

American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American military units in the Union Army, spearheaded an assault (pictured) on Fort Wagner, South Carolina.

July 18th, 1841

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned (depicted) at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

July 18th, 1806

A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

July 18th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.

July 18th, 1290

King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England.

July 18th, 2019

A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens of others.

July 18th, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.

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

Born on July 18th, 1949

74

Philip Wilby

British composer

*July 18th, 1949, Pontefract

74

Florence Cestac

French comics artist

*July 18th, 1949, Pont-Audemer

74

Allan Zeman

Hong Kong businessman

*July 18th, 1949, Regensburg

74

Rimantas Taraškevičius

Lithuanian mayor

*July 18th, 1949, Raseiniai District Municipality

74

Hedwig Gorski

American poet and performance artist

*July 18th, 1949, Trenton

74

Axel Honneth

German philosopher

*July 18th, 1949, Essen

74

Jerzy Gorgoń

Polish footballer

*July 18th, 1949, Zabrze

74

Dennis Lillee

Australian cricketer (fast bowler) who played for Australia from 1971-1984

*July 18th, 1949, Perth

60

Dorothea Meissner

German actress and voice actress

*July 18th, 1949, Brandenburg an der Havel †March 5th, 2010

74

Rick Kingrea

American football player

*July 18th, 1949, Pearisburg

74

Peter Nover

German footballer

*July 18th, 1949, Holzheim

74

Mohammad Hassan Mirza II

Qajar prince

*July 18th, 1949, Texas

74

Anthony Dymock

Royal Navy admiral

*July 18th, 1949, Liverpool

74

Françoise Dupuis

Belgian politician

*July 18th, 1949, Uccle - Ukkel

74

Craig Fuller

American singer

*July 18th, 1949, Cincinnati

74

Ramón Torres

Dominican singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1949, Salvaleón de Higüey

69

Johann Loos

Austrian politician (1949-2018)

*July 18th, 1949, Apetlon †July 18th, 2018

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43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

73

Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

*July 18th, 1950, Blackheath

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

72

Margo Martindale

American actress

*July 18th, 1951, Jacksonville

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

72

Elio Di Rupo

Belgian politician

*July 18th, 1951, Morlanwelz

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

*July 18th, 1941, West Harrison †April 21st, 2016, Nashville

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

84

Brian Auger

English keyboardist

*July 18th, 1939, London

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

59

Wendy Williams

American television host, businesswoman, and author

*July 18th, 1964, Asbury Park

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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

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

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

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on July 18th, 1949
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Leap year

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

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