July 18th, 1955

Born on July 18th, 1955

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1955

68

Pradeep Kumar Sinha

31st Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of India

*July 18th, 1955, Delhi

68

Odile Decq

French architect and academic

*July 18th, 1955, Laval

68

Zoltán Bezerédi

Hungarian actor

*July 18th, 1955, Budapest

68

Banu Avar

Turkish writer

*July 18th, 1955, Eskişehir

68

Rod Spittle

Professional golfer

*July 18th, 1955, St. Catharines

63

Piet Botha

South African rock musician

*July 18th, 1955, Union of South Africa †June 2nd, 2019

66

Bernd Fasching

Austrian artist

*July 18th, 1955, Vienna †October 11th, 2021

68

Jeff Rimer

Canadian sportscaster

*July 18th, 1955, Toronto

68

Frank Wagner

American politician

*July 18th, 1955, Ruislip

68

Donna Mayfield

American politician

*July 18th, 1955, Lexington

68

Carmen Anderson

Norfolk Islander lawn bowls player

*July 18th, 1955, Albuera

68

Ali Aldabbagh

Iraqi politician and engineer

*July 18th, 1955, Karbala

68

Terry Chambers

English drummer

*July 18th, 1955, Swindon

68

Steve Daniar

Canadian wrestler

*July 18th, 1955, Fort William

68

Paul Naisby

British swimmer

*July 18th, 1955, Sunderland

68

György Matolcsy

Hungarian politician, economist, Minister of Economy (2000-2002), Minister of National Economy (since 2010)

*July 18th, 1955, Budapest

68

Joe Bastardi

American meteorologist

*July 18th, 1955, Providence

68

Hilde Grythe

Norwegian actress

*July 18th, 1955, Oslo

68

Terje Liverød

Football agent

*July 18th, 1955, Tønsberg Municipality

68

Largo Woodruff

American actress

*July 18th, 1955, New Jersey

61

Teresa Ann Savoy

British-born actress (1955-2017)

*July 18th, 1955, London †January 9th, 2017, Milan

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Who's birthday is on July 18th?

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

95

Nelson Mandela

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

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

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

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

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

73

Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

*July 18th, 1950, Blackheath

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

72

Elio Di Rupo

Belgian politician

*July 18th, 1951, Morlanwelz

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

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

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

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Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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