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April 18 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on April 18, and 186 died on this day. Everyone born on April 18 is a Aries.

18% of April 18 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (62) than any other country.

Born on April 18

Michael D. Higgins (born 1941. President of Ireland from 2011 to 2025)
Lucrezia Borgia (1480 to 1519. Spanish-Italian duchess-consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1480–1519))
Hayley Mills (born 1946. English actress and singer (born 1946))
Achmed the Dead Terrorist (born 1962. American ventriloquist and comedian (born 1962))
Niall Ferguson (born 1964. Scottish historian (born 1964))
Ahmed I (1590 to 1617. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617)
Katherine Maher (born 1983. American media executive (born 1983))
David Ricardo (1772 to 1823. British economist and politician (1772–1823))
Samuel P. Huntington (1927 to 2008. American political scientist and academic (1927–2008))
Frederica of Hanover (1917 to 1981. Queen of Greece from 1947 to 1964)
Élisabeth Borne (born 1961. Prime Minister of France from 2022 to 2024)
Gratian (359 to 383. Roman emperor from 367 to 383)
Joy Davidman (1915 to 1960. American poet (1915–1960))
Kathy Acker (1947 to 1997. American novelist and playwright (1947–1997))
Bolesław Bierut (1892 to 1956. Polish politician (1892–1956))
Saad Hariri (born 1970. Lebanese politician (born 1970))
Audrey Tang (born 1981. Taiwanese politician and software programmer)
Miklós Rózsa (1907 to 1995. Hungarian-American composer (1907–1995))
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 1951. Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher (born 1951))
Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927 to 2013. 40th Prime Minister of Poland (1989–91))
Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858 to 1962. Indian social reformer (1858–1962))
Henry II of Navarre (1503 to 1555. King of Navarre from 1517 to 1555)
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809 to 1831. Indian educator and poet (1809–1831))
James Woods (born 1947. American actor (born 1947))
Wojciech Szczęsny (born 1990. Polish footballer (born 1990))
George Henry Lewes (1817 to 1878. British philosopher (1817–1878))
Thomas Middleton (1580 to 1627. English playwright and poet (1580–1627))
Madhavrao II (1774 to 1795. Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1774 to 1795)
Prince Lerotholi Seeiso (born 2007. Heir apparent to the Lesotho throne (born 2007))
Catherine of Navarre (1470 to 1517. Queen of Navarre from 1483 to 1517)
Charles Fefferman (born 1949. American mathematician (b. 1949))
Harry Herbert Crosby (1919 to 2010. United States Army Air Forces officer)
Conan O'Brien (born 1963. American television host, comedian, and writer (born 1963))
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819 to 1874. Cuban revolutionary and plantation owner (1819–1874))
Jan Kaplický (1937 to 2009. Czech architect)
Moses Blah (1947 to 2013. President of Liberia in 2003)
Lars Ahlfors (1907 to 1996. Finnish mathematician (1907–1996))
Pigmeat Markham (1904 to 1981. American entertainer (1904–1981))
Bona Mugabe (born 1988. Zimbabwean businesswoman (born 1988))
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674 to 1738. British Whig statesman (1674–1738))
Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani (born 1988) (born 1988. Qatari sheikh)
Jad Abumrad (born 1973. American radio host and producer)
Leopold Berchtold (1863 to 1942. Austro-Hungarian politician (1863–1942))
Giuseppe Pella (1902 to 1981. Italian politician (1902–1981))
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate (1622 to 1709. Abbess of Maubuisson)
Charles Pasqua (1927 to 2015. French politician (1927–2015))
Andrew Powell (born 1949. English musical composer (born 1949))
Joseph L. Goldstein (born 1940. American biochemist)
Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861 to 1918. Duke of Anhalt in 1918)
Richard Harding Davis (1864 to 1916. American journalist, war correspondent, and fiction writer (1864–1916))
Abdul Wahab Khan (politician) (1898 to 1972. Pakistani politician)
Bob Kaufman (1925 to 1986. American writer (1925–1986))
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874 to 1938. Croatian writer (1874–1938))
Xu Zheng (actor) (born 1972. Chinese actor and director (born 1972))
Benny Peled (1928 to 2002. Israeli Air Force general (1928–2002))
Jean-Baptiste Debret (1768 to 1848. French painter (1768–1848))
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838 to 1912. French chemist (1838–1912))
Itzik Cohen (officer) (born 1977. Israeli general)
David Tennant (born 1971. Scottish actor (born 1971))
Ardito Desio (1897 to 2001. Italian geologist, mountaineer and cartographer (1897–2001))

Died on April 18

Albert Einstein (1879 to 1955. German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955))
Thor Heyerdahl (1914 to 2002. Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914–2002))
William R. King (1786 to 1853. Vice President of the United States in 1853)
Jozef Tiso (1887 to 1947. President of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945)
Maurice Gamelin (1872 to 1958. French general (1872–1958))
Erasmus Darwin (1731 to 1802. English physician (1731–1802))
Gustave Moreau (1826 to 1898. French Symbolist painter (1826–1898))
Tatya Tope (1814 to 1859. Leader of the Indian War of Independence in 1857)
Jagat Gosain (1573 to 1619. Empress Consort of Mughal Emperor Jahangir)
Justus von Liebig (1803 to 1873. German chemist (1803–1873))
Ottorino Respighi (1879 to 1936. Italian composer and musicologist (1879–1936))
Edgar F. Codd (1923 to 2003. English computer scientist)
Wilhelm, Prince of Albania (1876 to 1945. Prince of Albania (1876–1945))
Ken Oosterbroek (1963 to 1994. South African photographer)
Óscar Carmona (1869 to 1951. President of Portugal from 1926 to 1951)
Omar Pasha (1806 to 1871. Ottoman general and governor)
Filippino Lippi (1457 to 1504. Italian painter (1457–1504))
Louisa Maria Stuart (1692 to 1712. Princess Royal (titular))
John Ambrose Fleming (1849 to 1945. British electrical engineer and physicist (1849–1945))
Kamisese Mara (1920 to 2004. Fijian former prime minister and president)
Will Hay (1888 to 1949. English comedian, actor, and film director (1888–1949))
Guillermo González Camarena (1917 to 1965. Mexican electrical engineer and inventor)
Enoch Sontonga (1873 to 1905. South African Xhosa composer (c. 1873 – 1905))
Alexandros Koryzis (1885 to 1941. Greek politician (1885–1941))
Harrison Birtwistle (1934 to 2022. English composer (1934–2022))
Isoroku Yamamoto (1884 to 1943. Japanese admiral (1884–1943))
Brij Mohan Kaul (1912 to 1972. Indian Army general (1912–1972))
Robert Smirke (architect) (1780 to 1867. English architect (1780–1867))
Barindra Kumar Ghosh (1880 to 1959. Indian revolutionary and journalist)
Daisy Bates (author) (1856 to 1951. Irish-Australian journalist known for her work with Aboriginal People)

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