September 18th, 1962

Born on September 18th, 1962

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 18th, 1962?

September 18th, 1962

Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_213_(1962)

What else happened on September 18th?

September 18th, 2001

Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.

September 18th, 1961

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others on board.

September 18th, 1948

The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.

September 18th, 1918

World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.

September 18th, 1895

Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment, on deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.

September 18th, 1879

The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

September 18th, 1875

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.

September 18th, 1873

Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.

September 18th, 1870

Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).

September 18th, 1851

The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.

September 18th, 1850

The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.

September 18th, 1809

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.

September 18th, 1048

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.

September 18th, 0324

Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.

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

Born on September 18th, 1962

57

John Mann

Canadian musician

*September 18th, 1962, Calgary †November 20th, 2019, Vancouver

61

Xavier Capellas

Spanish composer

*September 18th, 1962, Rubí

61

Hólger Quiñónez

Ecuadorian footballer

*September 18th, 1962, Quevedo

61

Timotheus Höttges

German manager

*September 18th, 1962, Solingen

61

Sabine Bieberstein

German professor

*September 18th, 1962, Waiblingen

61

Boris Said

American racing driver

*September 18th, 1962, New York City

61

Aden Ridgeway

Australian politician

*September 18th, 1962, Macksville

61

Joanne Catherall

British pop singer

*September 18th, 1962, Sheffield

61

Najma Akhtar

Singer

*September 18th, 1962, Chelmsford

61

John Fashanu

English footballer (born 1962)

*September 18th, 1962, London

61

Tony Harnell

American rock singer

*September 18th, 1962, San Diego

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Who's birthday is on September 18th?

51

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013)

*September 18th, 1961, Westwood †June 19th, 2013, Rome

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

52

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist from the United States

*September 18th, 1971, Plano

59

Rachid Taha

Franco-Algerian singer

*September 18th, 1958, Sig †September 12th, 2018, Les Lilas

74

Peter Shilton

English footballer (born 1949)

*September 18th, 1949, Leicester

62

Alain Casanova

French footballer

*September 18th, 1961, Clermont-Ferrand

72

Ben Carson

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021

*September 18th, 1951, Detroit

62

Bernard Werber

French writer

*September 18th, 1961, Toulouse

73

Anna Deavere Smith

American actress, playwright and professor

*September 18th, 1950, Baltimore

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

43

Carolin Hingst

German pole vaulter

*September 18th, 1980, Donauwörth

63

Carolyn Harris

Welsh politician and MP (born 1960)

*September 18th, 1960, Swansea

41

Alfredo Talavera

Mexican association football player

*September 18th, 1982, La Barca

43

Adriana Louvier

Mexican actress

*September 18th, 1980, Mexico City

50

Mark Shuttleworth

South African entrepreneur; second self-funded visitor to the International Space Station

*September 18th, 1973, Welkom

52

Jada Pinkett Smith

American actress (born 1971)

*September 18th, 1971, Baltimore

64

Ryne Sandberg

American baseball player

*September 18th, 1959, Spokane

60

Gary Russell

Writer

*September 18th, 1963, Maidenhead

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Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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