Born on September 18
September 18 birthdays & history
If you were born on September 18, you share a birthday with Anna Netrebko, Samuel Johnson and Ronaldo. September 18 babies are Virgo, with sapphire as their birthstone and the aster as their birth flower. September 18 is the 262nd day of the year in leap years (261st in other years).
Famous people born on September 18
- 1971Anna Netrebko, Russian-Austrian soprano and actress
- 1709Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and poet
- 1976Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer
- 1905Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress
- 1971Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
- 1765Pope Gregory XVI, Head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846
- 1961James Gandolfini, American actor and producer
- 1819Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic
- 1973Mark Shuttleworth, South African-English businessman
- 1908Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
What happened on September 18
- 1809The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, opens.
- 1837Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
- 1838The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
- 1851The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.
- 1862The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
- 1867The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large majority for the Anti-Confederation Party, led by William Annand, who becomes Premier.
- 1867The fourth and current State Constitution of Maryland is ratified by voters.
- 1879The Blackpool Illuminations in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.
- 1882The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
- 1915The Saturday Evening Post publishes the short story "Extricating Young Gussie" by P.G. Wodehouse, featuring the first appearance of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves.
- 1919Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
- 1964The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens.
Also observed on September 18
- Day of National Music (Azerbaijan)
- Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
- National Day or Dieciocho (Chile)
- World Water Monitoring Day
Questions, answered
What star sign is September 18?
People born on September 18 are Virgo. Their birthstone is sapphire and their birth flower is the aster.
Which famous people were born on September 18?
Anna Netrebko (1971), Samuel Johnson (1709), Ronaldo (1976), Greta Garbo (1905), Lance Armstrong (1971), Pope Gregory XVI (1765) were all born on September 18.
What happened on September 18 in history?
Among other things: in 1915, The Saturday Evening Post publishes the short story "Extricating Young Gussie" by P.G. Wodehouse, featuring the first appearance of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves; in 1919, Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros; in 1964, The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens.
Can I get a newspaper front page from September 18?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any September 18 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “September 18”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.