March 18th, 1959

Born on March 18th, 1959

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What happened on March 18th, 1959?

March 18th, 1959

The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Admission_Act

March 18th, 1959

Tibetan uprising: After the 14th Dalai Lama sought refuge at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, Chinese forces bombarded the monastery, inflicting severe destruction and killing hundreds of Buddhist monks.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Tibetan_uprising

What else happened on March 18th?

March 18th, 1277

Charles I of Anjou acquired a claim on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in exchange for a significant sum of money.

March 18th, 2019

Syrian civil war: The U.S. Air Force carried out an airstrike in al-Baghuz Fawqani, killing 64 civilians.

March 18th, 1990

Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.

March 18th, 1977

The punk group the Clash released their first single, "White Riot", described as their "most controversial song" due to its lyrics about class economics and race.

March 18th, 1970

U.S. postal workers began an eight-day strike after Congress raised their wages by only 4 percent despite increasing its own pay by 41 percent.

March 18th, 1969

Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.

March 18th, 1965

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ventured outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2, becoming the first person to walk in space.

March 18th, 1938

Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas issued a decree expropriating foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities, which were later incorporated into Pemex, a state-owned petroleum company.

March 18th, 1921

Russian Civil War: Bolshevik forces suppressed a rebellion of sailors and civilians in Kronstadt.

March 18th, 1915

First World War: In one of the largest naval battles of the Gallipoli campaign, Ottoman forces sank three Allied battleships and severely damaged three others.

March 18th, 1906

Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.

March 18th, 1892

Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.

March 18th, 1241

First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongol forces defeated the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków at the Battle of Chmielnik.

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

Born on March 18th, 1959

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

63

Irene Cara

American singer and actress (1959–2022)

*March 18th, 1959, The Bronx †November 25th, 2022, Largo

65

Erika Bertényi

Hungarian rower

*March 18th, 1959, Vác

65

Dominique Garde

Cyclist

*March 18th, 1959, Condrieu

65

Joe Locke

American musician

*March 18th, 1959, Palo Alto

65

Julia London

American writer

*March 18th, 1959, Texas

65

Geddel Vieira Lima

Business administrator, cattle rancher, cocoa farmer and Brazilian politician

*March 18th, 1959, Salvador

65

Roberto Tricella

Italian footballer

*March 18th, 1959, Cernusco sul Naviglio

65

Byron Pérez

Guatemalan footballer

*March 18th, 1959, Guatemala City

65

Janice Hally

Scottish writer

*March 18th, 1959, Glasgow

65

Yvonne Buter

Field hockey player

*March 18th, 1959, Schiedam

65

Marwan Madarati

Footballer

*March 18th, 1959, Syria

65

Phil Sykes

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 18th, 1959, Dawson Creek

65

Allen Harvin

American football player

*March 18th, 1959, Philadelphia

65

Khristo Etropolski

Bulgarian fencer

*March 18th, 1959, Sofia

65

Vasil Etropolski

Fencer

*March 18th, 1959, Sofia

65

Mike Gierau

American politician

*March 18th, 1959, Klamath Falls

65

Sarjana Sharma

Indian journalist

*March 18th, 1959, Saharanpur

65

Chris Olukolade

Nigerian military personnel

*March 18th, 1959, Idoani

65

Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori

General abbot of the Cistercian Order

*March 18th, 1959, Lugano

65

János Koszta

Football player

*March 18th, 1959, Sajószentpéter

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

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

64

Guy Carbonneau

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 18th, 1960, Sept-Îles

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

67

Christer Fuglesang

Swedish astronaut

*March 18th, 1957, Nacka

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

68

Ingemar Stenmark

Swedish alpine skier

*March 18th, 1956, Joesjö

59

Yul Vazquez

Cuban actor

*March 18th, 1965, Havana

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

72

Salome Zourabichvili

French diplomat, then president of Georgia (2018-present)

*March 18th, 1952, Paris

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

47

Øyvind Gjerde

Norwegian footballer

*March 18th, 1977, Åndalsnes

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

43

Fabian Cancellara

Swiss cyclist

*March 18th, 1981, Wohlen bei Bern

74

Linda Partridge

British biogerontologist

*March 18th, 1950, England

26

Yukiko Takahata

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Hokkaido

49

Sutton Foster

American actress

*March 18th, 1975, Statesboro

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

64

Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor

*October 21st, 1959, Uonuma

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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