May 18 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on May 18, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♉︎ Taurus
Apr 20 – May 20
Birth stone
Emerald
Birth flower
Lily of the valley
How common
#277 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous May 18 birthdays
Oliver Heaviside · electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist1850
Nicholas II · 14th and last Emperor of Russia1868
Bertrand Russell · British philosopher and logician1872
Walter Gropius · German-American architect1883
Rudolf Carnap · German philosopher and logician1891
Frank Capra · Italian-born American film director1897
Vincent du Vigneaud · American biochemist1901
Perry Como · American singer, actor, television personality1912
Richard Brooks · American screenwriter, film director and producer1912
Margot Fonteyn · British ballerina1919
Pope John Paul II · 264th pope of the Catholic Church1920
Peter Grünberg · German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate1939
George Strait · American country music singer1952
Chow Yun-fat · Hong Kong actor1955
Delcy Rodríguez · Acting President of Venezuela since 20261969
Tina Fey · American actress1970
Brad Friedel · American soccer player and coach1971
Jack Johnson · American singer-songwriter1975
Ricardo Carvalho · Portuguese footballer1978
Yuya Osako · Japanese association football player1990
On this day in history
1863American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant led his Army of the Tennessee across the Big Black River in preparation for the Siege of Vicksburg.
1896Ruling in the landmark decision Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of racial segregation in public transportation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
2006The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers.
2019United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
1936In a crime that captivated Japan, Sada Abe strangled her lover, cut off his genitals, and carried them around with her for several days until her arrest.
1952First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors.
1996Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023.
2005The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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