April 18th, 1972

Born on April 18th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 2 days, exactly on April 25th, 2024, people who were born on April 18th, 1972 will be 19,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 18th, 1972?

April 18th, 1972

East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Airways_Flight_720

What else happened on April 18th?

April 18th, 2019

The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election to Congress and the public.

April 18th, 2007

A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers.

April 18th, 1996

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110 others at a United Nations compound.

April 18th, 1980

Robert Mugabe (pictured) became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power.

April 18th, 1958

Controversial American poet Ezra Pound was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.

April 18th, 1949

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, declaring Ireland a republic and terminating its membership in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

April 18th, 1946

The final session of the League of Nations concluded in Geneva, with delegates agreeing to transfer much of its assets to the United Nations.

April 18th, 1938

Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.

April 18th, 1915

World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.

April 18th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impending arrival of British troops.

April 18th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New England.

April 18th, 1881

The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.

April 18th, 2018

Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua.

April 18th, 1988

In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned.

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

Born on April 18th, 1972

52

Eli Roth

American filmmaker and actor

*April 18th, 1972, Newton

52

Gerhard Schick

German economist and politician

*April 18th, 1972, Hechingen

52

Dean Barker

New Zealand yacht racer

*April 18th, 1972, Auckland

52

Roeland Fernhout

Dutch actor

*April 18th, 1972, Tilburg

52

Stefanie Schmid

German actress

*April 18th, 1972, Stuttgart

52

Tetje Mierendorf

German actor

*April 18th, 1972, Hamburg

52

Rosa Clemente

American journalist

*April 18th, 1972, New York City

52

Michael Rutter

British motorcycle racer

*April 18th, 1972, Wordsley

52

Garry McCoy

Australian motorcycle racer

*April 18th, 1972, Sydney

52

Lars Christiansen

Danish handball player

*April 18th, 1972, Sønderborg

52

Dave Pettitt

Canadian actor

*April 18th, 1972, Edmonton

23

Kim Sung-jae

South Korean singer, rapper and dancer

*April 18th, 1972, Seoul †November 20th, 1995, Seoul

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

53

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

*April 18th, 1971, Bathgate

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

44

Martina Müller

Association football player

*April 18th, 1980, Kassel

44

Arnaud Beltrame

Officer in the French gendarmerie

*April 18th, 1973, Étampes †March 24th, 2018, Carcassonne

54

Saad Hariri

Saudi politician

*April 18th, 1970, Riyadh

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

68

Eric Roberts

American actor

*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

48

Gavin Creel

American actor and singer

*April 18th, 1976, Findlay

61

Thomas Kristl

German association football player and manager

*April 18th, 1963, Regensburg

66

Carl Gilliard

American actor, producer

*April 18th, 1958, Chicago

50

Olivier Besancenot

French politician

*April 18th, 1974, Levallois-Perret

56

Mary Birdsong

American actress

*April 18th, 1968, Long Beach Island

51

Haile Gebrselassie

Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)

*April 18th, 1973, Asella

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

43

Elastinen

Finnish rapper

*April 18th, 1981, Helsinki

78

Hayley Mills

British actress

*April 18th, 1946, Marylebone

45

Matthew Upson

English association football player (born 1979)

*April 18th, 1979, Eye

39

Tom Hughes

British actor

*April 18th, 1985, Chester

41

Katherine Maher

Former chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation

*April 18th, 1983, Wilton

57

Maria Bello

American actress (born 1967)

*April 18th, 1967, Norristown

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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