Skip to main content

⌘K

People On This Day Day Lookup

HomeDateApril 18, 1969

On This Day

Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.

April 18 1969

Jump to another date

Born on This Day

Abd-ru-shin
deceased
writer · 1875–1941
Days lived
24,338
🇺🇸Alia Shawkat
Actor · b. 1989
🇵🇱Alina Margolis-Edelman
deceased
Polish physician (1922-2008) · 1922–2008
Days lived
31,386
🇪🇸Álvaro Rubio
football player · b. 1979
🇹🇼Audrey Tang
politician · b. 1981
🇺🇸Brian Buscher
film director · b. 1981
🇺🇸Christian Menefee
Politician · b. 1988
🇺🇸Conan O'Brien
Television presenter · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Derrick Brooks
American football player and executive (born 1973) · b. 1973
🇺🇸Eli Roth
Film producer · b. 1972
🇩🇪Erwin Gehrts
deceased
German journalist (1890-1943) · 1890–1943
Days lived
19,290
🇩🇪Esther Schweins
actor · b. 1970
🇩🇪Friedrich von Thiersch
deceased
German architect (1852-1921) · 1852–1921
Days lived
25,449
🇺🇸GoonRock
singer-songwriter · b. 1975
🇷🇺Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
deceased
artist · 1890–1958
Days lived
25,075
🇩🇪Günter Meisner
deceased
German actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994
Days lived
25,068
🇩🇪Hartmut Griesmayr
German film director and screenwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
Ivan Ljavinec
deceased
Catholic bishop (1923–2012) · 1923–2012
Days lived
32,743
🇺🇸Jeff Dunham
American ventriloquist and comedian · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇵🇱Jerzy Stuhr
deceased
Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,207
🇺🇸Jessica Lu
American actress · b. 1985
🇦🇹Johanna Loisinger
deceased
actor · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,503
🇬🇭Karim Abdul Razak
Ghanaian football manager and former player · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇪Karl Färber
deceased
German journalist (1888-1979) · 1888–1979
Days lived
33,223
Kourtney Kardashian
model · b. 1979
Ludwig Levy
deceased
German Jewish architect (1854-1907) whose wife Flora was killed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp · 1854–1907
Days lived
19,583
🇵🇱Łukasz Fabiański
football player · b. 1985
🇮🇪Michael D. Higgins
politician · b. 1941
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Michael Felke
deceased
German furniture manufacturer (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
29,940
🇷🇸Milan Jovanović
football player · b. 1981
🇩🇪Neo Rauch
German painter (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇨🇿Oldřich Machač
deceased
athlete · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,855
🇫🇷Olivier Besancenot
French politician · b. 1974
Robert Hanssen
deceased
Former FBI Agent · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,902
🇺🇸Robert Kelker-Kelly
deceased
Actor · 1964–2026
Days lived
22,813
🇬🇧Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Model · b. 1987
🇳🇬Ruth Ogbeifo
Nigerian weightlifter · b. 1972
🇵🇱Tadeusz Mazowiecki
deceased
Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,605
🇫🇷Teddy Sadaoui
French rugby league footballer · b. 1983
🇩🇪Thomas Haffa
entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Wend von Wietersheim
deceased
military person · 1900–1975
Days lived
27,547
🇫🇷Zazie
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
Zeki Alasya
deceased
Turkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015
Days lived
26,318

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Einstein
deceased
Theoretical physicist · 1879–1955
Days lived
27,793
🇩🇪Arthur Böckenhauer
deceased
German politician and judge (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,575

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,475
🇬🇧Bertrand Russell
deceased
YouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
50,146

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,319
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,016

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,526
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,040

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,969
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,391

Born on April 18 Died on April 18 On This Day Day Lookup

Previous day Next day

🇬🇧Benny Hill

deceased

British comedian and actor (1924–1992) · 1924–1992

Days lived

24,925

🇷🇺Boris Nikiforovich Zolotych

Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008

Days lived

32,234

Dick Clark

actor · 1929–2012

Days lived

30,090

🇺🇸Ernie Pyle

journalist · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,329

🇩🇪Frank Dostal

rapper · 1945–2017

Days lived

26,056

🇩🇪Gert Schramm

Black German concentration camp survivor; the only black prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp (1928–2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

31,918

🇩🇪Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

German World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · 1911–1986

Days lived

27,157

🇩🇪Heinz Radzikowski

West German field hockey player (1925-2017) · 1925–2017

Days lived

33,461

🇦🇹John M. Oesterreicher

Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Days lived

32,583

🇭🇺Jozef Tiso

Slovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945 · 1887–1947

Days lived

21,736

József Kő

model · 1902–1956

Days lived

19,828

🇬🇧Ken Jones

Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006) · 1921–2006

Days lived

30,790

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

writer · 1852–1937

Days lived

31,031

🇫🇷Pierre Desproges

journalist · 1939–1988

Days lived

17,877

🇺🇸Wahoo McDaniel

American football player and professional wrestler (1938-2002) · 1938–2002

Days lived

23,314

🇩🇪Werner Schumacher

German actor (1921-2004) · 1921–2004

Days lived

30,300

William, Prince of Albania

military person · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,224

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

deceased

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

🇬🇧Charles Foulkes

British general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969

Days lived

34,427

🇩🇪Gertrud von Le Fort

writer · 1876–1971

Days lived

34,718

🇺🇸Natalie Clifford Barney

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,791

🇺🇸Lillian Moller Gilbreth

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

Days lived

34,190

🇬🇧E. M. Forster

English novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970

Days lived

33,394

🇺🇸Margarete Bieber

German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978

Days lived

36,003

🇩🇪Adolf Strauss

German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973

Days lived

34,163

🇮🇪Kenneth Edgeworth

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,829

🇺🇸Emma P. Carr

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

🇩🇪Paul Hausser

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

🇩🇪Fritz Achterberg

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

Days lived

33,215

🇵🇪Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra

politician · 1880–1976

Days lived

34,807

🇨🇳Wang Zi-Ping

athlete · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,602

🇩🇪Hans Reiter

German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,413

Hans Kelsen

🇺🇸Hans Kelsen

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,427

🇪🇸Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,402

🇸🇪Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,180

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

🇺🇸Ham

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Days lived

9,333

🇺🇸Shamu

Orca · 1962–1971

Days lived

3,521

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇷🇼Digit

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Days lived

4,017

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

47,589

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,031

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,997

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,631

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,075

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,727

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,058

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,727

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,079

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,622

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,532

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,509