July 18th, 1954

Born on July 18th, 1954

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What 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, 1949

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

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, 1954

69

Gary Goddard

American film producer and director

*July 18th, 1954, Blythe

69

Ricky Skaggs

American musician, producer, and composer

*July 18th, 1954, Lawrence County

69

Franziska Troegner

German actress

*July 18th, 1954, Berlin

69

Johann-Dietrich Wörner

German engineer

*July 18th, 1954, Kassel

69

Tobias Picker

American composer

*July 18th, 1954, New York City

69

Petter Nome

Norwegian television personality

*July 18th, 1954, Kristiansand Municipality

69

Lawrence B. Lindsey

American economist

*July 18th, 1954, Peekskill

69

Marco Ferrando

Italian politician

*July 18th, 1954, Genoa

69

Felicia Bond

American writer and illustrator

*July 18th, 1954, Yokohama

69

Wally Walker

American basketball player

*July 18th, 1954, Millersville

67

Ralph Irizarry

American percussionist

*July 18th, 1954, East Harlem †September 5th, 2021, Brooklyn

69

Mary Jane Bowes

American judge

*July 18th, 1954, Pittsburgh

69

Al Hackner

Canadian curler

*July 18th, 1954, Thunder Bay

69

Catherine Soullie

French politician

*July 18th, 1954, Ciré-d'Aunis

69

Peter Crane

British botanist (1954- )

*July 18th, 1954, Kettering

69

Colin McCurdy

Association football player

*July 18th, 1954, Belfast

69

José Ignacio Rubio Chávez

Mexican politician

*July 18th, 1954, Querétaro

69

Vernon Small

New Zealand chess International Master

*July 18th, 1954, England

69

Sergei Khusainov

Soviet association football player and association football referee

*July 18th, 1954, Moscow

66

Ephrem M'Bom

Cameroonian footballer

*July 18th, 1954, Yaoundé †September 20th, 2020, Douala

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Who's birthday is on July 18th?

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

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

72

Margo Martindale

American actress

*July 18th, 1951, Jacksonville

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

82

Frank Farian

German music producer

*July 18th, 1941, Kirn †January 23rd, 2024, Miami

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

73

Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

*July 18th, 1950, Blackheath

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

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

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

59

Wendy Williams

American television host, businesswoman, and author

*July 18th, 1964, Asbury Park

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

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

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

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Born in 1954

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

69

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

69

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

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No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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