February 18th, 1978

Born on February 18th, 1978

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

February 18th, 2013

Eight gunmen stole US$50,000,000 worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound aircraft at Brussels Airport.

February 18th, 2010

WikiLeaks published the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning.

February 18th, 1946

President Harry S. Truman signed the Rescission Act, annulling benefits payable to Filipino troops who fought for the U.S. during World War II.

February 18th, 1943

The core members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group, were arrested by the Gestapo.

February 18th, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans.

February 18th, 1878

Competition between two American merchants in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, turned into a range war when a member of one faction was murdered by the other.

February 18th, 1873

Vasil Levski, a national hero of Bulgaria, was executed in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities for his efforts to establish an independent Bulgarian republic.

February 18th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: French troops led by Napoleon forced the Army of Bohemia to retreat after it advanced dangerously close to Paris.

February 18th, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: A British expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa landed in Elmina in present-day Ghana.

February 18th, 1766

Enslaved Malagasy captives on the Dutch East India Company slave ship Meermin began a mutiny that led to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.

February 18th, 1637

Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, a Spanish fleet intercepted an Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of forty-four vessels escorted by six men-of-war, destroying or capturing twenty ships.

February 18th, 1268

The Battle of Wesenberg took place between Novgorodian and Pskovian forces against the Livonian Order and its allies, ending with Russian forces retreating from Danish Estonia.

February 18th, 2019

Seven members of Parliament in the United Kingdom resigned from the Labour Party to form a new political party called The Independent Group.

February 18th, 2014

A series of violent events (pictured) involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters began in Kyiv that culminated in the ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych five days later.

January 1st, 1970

According to Hindu scriptures, Kali Yuga, the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, began.

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

Born on February 18th, 1978

46

Oliver Pocher

German comedian and entertainer

*February 18th, 1978, Hanover

46

Josip Šimunić

Croatian footballer and manager

*February 18th, 1978, Canberra

46

Rubén Xaus

Spanish motorcycle racer

*February 18th, 1978, Sant Cugat del Vallès

46

Manuel Horeth

Austrian television presenter and radio host

*February 18th, 1978, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

46

Lena Burke

Cuban musician

*February 18th, 1978, Havana

46

Laura Caballero

Spanish film director and screenwriter

*February 18th, 1978, Madrid

46

Sarah Jio

American writer (*1978)

*February 18th, 1978, Bainbridge Island

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

45

Zhou Mi

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1979, Nanning

48

Daniel Ernemann

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1976, Amberg

48

Rayoni Head

Badminton player

*February 18th, 1976, London Borough of Hillingdon

42

Christian Tiffert

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

56

Molly Ringwald

American actress, singer, dancer, and author (1968-)

*February 18th, 1968, Roseville

49

Gary Neville

English association football player and manager (born 1975)

*February 18th, 1975, Bury

42

Courtney Act

Australian drag queen

*February 18th, 1982, Brisbane

39

Anton Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1985)

*February 18th, 1985, Peckham

57

Roberto Baggio

Italian association football player (born 1967)

*February 18th, 1967, Caldogno

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

59

Dr. Dre

American rapper, record producer, and businessman

*February 18th, 1965, Compton

70

John Travolta

American actor (born 1954)

*February 18th, 1954, Englewood

65

Jayne Atkinson

British actress

*February 18th, 1959, Bournemouth

48

Chanda Rubin

American tennis player

*February 18th, 1976, Lafayette

44

Regina Spektor

American musician

*February 18th, 1980, Moscow

47

László Nemes

Hungarian filmmaker

*February 18th, 1977, Budapest

45

Jason Scotland

Trinidad and Tobago footballer

*February 18th, 1979, Morvant

57

Lorena Herrera

Mexican actress, singer and model

*February 18th, 1967, Mazatlán

45

Vipin Sharma

Indian actor

*February 18th, 1979, New Delhi

77

Dennis DeYoung

American musician

*February 18th, 1947, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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