July 18th, 1978

Born on July 18th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 281 days, exactly on February 1st, 2025, people who were born on July 18th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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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, 1978

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Virginia Raggi

Italian politician (1978)

*July 18th, 1978, Rome

45

Rafael Alencar

Brazilian pornographic actor

*July 18th, 1978, João Pessoa

45

Joo Sang-wook

South Korean actor

*July 18th, 1978, Seoul

45

Shane Horgan

Irish rugby union player

*July 18th, 1978, Drogheda

45

Ben Sheets

American baseball pitcher

*July 18th, 1978, Baton Rouge

45

Tom Harley

Australian rules footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Adelaide

45

Ainhoa Murúa

Basque triathlete

*July 18th, 1978, Zarautz

45

Steffen Popp

German writer

*July 18th, 1978, Greifswald

45

Verónica Romero

Spanish musician and actor

*July 18th, 1978, Elche

45

Tomas Danilevičius

Lithuanian footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Klaipėda

45

Robert Besta

Polish actor

*July 18th, 1978, Świętochłowice

45

Lidio Benítez

Paraguayan association football player

*July 18th, 1978, Capiatá

45

Adabel Guerrero

Ukrainian-Argentine burlesque dancer and vedette

*July 18th, 1978, La Plata

45

Crystal Mangum

American criminal

*July 18th, 1978, Durham

45

Mélissa Theuriau

French journalist

*July 18th, 1978, Échirolles

45

Lorenz Gösta Beutin

German politician

*July 18th, 1978, Hamburg

45

Annie Mac

Irish presenter and DJ

*July 18th, 1978, Dublin

45

Michele Marelli

Italian musician

*July 18th, 1978, Alessandria

45

Sakari Saarinen

Finnish footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Tampere

45

Rodrigo Rodrigues Ribeiro

Brazilian footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Itaboraí

45

Micah Balfour

British actor

*July 18th, 1978, Peckham

45

Mersiha Aščerić

Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

45

Kristy Oatley

Australian equestrian

*July 18th, 1978, Sydney

45

Kate Baines

British actress

*July 18th, 1978, Doncaster

45

Giorgi Davitnidze

Georgian footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Rustavi

45

Chaiwat Nak-iem

Thai footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Bangkok

45

Chaiwat Nark-iam

Thai footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Bangkok

45

Mohamed Doumbouya

Guinean footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Conakry

45

Amina Aït Hammou

Athletics competitor

*July 18th, 1978, Kenitra

45

Vladica Ćurčić

Association football player

*July 18th, 1978, Ivanjica

45

Vladimir Tintor

Actor

*July 18th, 1978, Novi Sad

45

Vincent Cheng

Hong Kong politician

*July 18th, 1978, Hong Kong

45

Eddie Matos

Puerto Rican actor

*July 18th, 1978, San Juan

36

Goran Brajković

Croatian footballer

*July 18th, 1978, Zagreb †June 28th, 2015, Matulji

45

Kiril Kolev

Macedonian handball player

*July 18th, 1978, Sveti Nikole

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43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

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

46

Kelly Reilly

British actress

*July 18th, 1977, Chessington

95

Nelson Mandela

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

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

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

40

Hadia Tajik

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1983, Bjørheimsbygd

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

29

Ben Torrance

Scottish badminton player

*July 18th, 1994, Irvine

40

Daniel Navarro

Road bicycle racer

*July 18th, 1983, Salamanca

37

Anna Fischer

German actress

*July 18th, 1986, Berlin

55

Andre Royo

American actor, producer, and writer

*July 18th, 1968, The Bronx

50

René Rydlewicz

German association football player and manager

*July 18th, 1973, Forst

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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

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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

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