On this day: January 18
Events
Kingdom of PrussiaJanuary 18, 1701 – November 9, 1918 · World History
Founding of UCBJanuary 18, 1928 · Companies
Release of David CopperfieldJanuary 18, 1935 · Film- Protectorate of South ArabiaJanuary 18, 1963 – November 30, 1967 · World History
- Release of Pumping IronJanuary 18, 1977 · Film
- Release of Blow Up Your VideoJanuary 18, 1988 · Music
Release of Sublime TextJanuary 18, 2008 · Technology- Release of LittleBigPlanet 2January 18, 2011 · Gaming
- Release of The Spectacular NowJanuary 18, 2013 · Film
Launch of Itch.ioJanuary 18, 2013 · Internet
Born on this day
MontesquieuJanuary 18, 1689 – February 10, 1755 · Culture
Louis-Claude de Saint-MartinJanuary 18, 1743 – October 1803 · Culture
John NashJanuary 18, 1752 – May 13, 1835 · Culture
Anna Pavlovna of RussiaJanuary 18, 1795 – March 1, 1865 · Art
Warren De la RueJanuary 18, 1815 – April 19, 1889 · Science
Edward FranklandJanuary 18, 1825 – August 9, 1899 · Science
Ludvig LorenzJanuary 18, 1829 – June 9, 1891 · Science
César CuiJanuary 18, 1835 – March 24, 1918 · Music
Emmanuel ChabrierJanuary 18, 1841 – September 13, 1894 · Music
Mahadev Govind RanadeJanuary 18, 1842 – January 16, 1901 · Culture
Luigi BianchiJanuary 18, 1856 – June 6, 1928 · Science
Paul EhrenfestJanuary 18, 1880 – September 25, 1933 · Science
Antoine PevsnerJanuary 18, 1884 – April 12, 1962 · Art
Oliver HardyJanuary 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957 · Film
Isaak DunayevskyJanuary 18, 1900 – July 25, 1955 · Music
Jacob BronowskiJanuary 18, 1908 – August 22, 1974 · Technology- Kenneth E. BouldingJanuary 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993 · Culture
José María ArguedasJanuary 18, 1911 – December 2, 1969 · Film
Yoichiro NambuJanuary 18, 1921 – July 5, 2015 · Science
Gilles DeleuzeJanuary 18, 1925 – November 4, 1995 · Culture
Robert Anton WilsonJanuary 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007 · Culture
John BoormanJanuary 18, 1933 – present · Film
Ray DolbyJanuary 18, 1933 – September 12, 2013 · Technology
John HumeJanuary 18, 1937 – August 3, 2020 · Politics
Al FosterJanuary 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025 · Music
Takeshi KitanoJanuary 18, 1947 – present · Art
Michael BeheJanuary 18, 1952 – present · Science
Kiki SmithJanuary 18, 1954 – present · Film
Kevin CostnerJanuary 18, 1955 – present · Film
Fernando TruebaJanuary 18, 1955 – present · Film
Frankie KnucklesJanuary 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014 · Music
Jeffrey WilliamsJanuary 18, 1958 – present · Space
Bob PetersonJanuary 18, 1961 – present · Film
Tamara GverdtsiteliJanuary 18, 1962 – present · Music
Wojciech SmarzowskiJanuary 18, 1963 – present · Film
David AyerJanuary 18, 1968 – present · Film
Jonathan DavisJanuary 18, 1971 – present · Music
Jay ChouJanuary 18, 1979 – present · Film
Estelle (musician)January 18, 1980 – present · Music
Joanna NewsomJanuary 18, 1982 – present · Music
Aitana BonmatíJanuary 18, 1998 – present · Sports