Friday
18
May 2074
Core Information
Day of the Year
Day 138
Out of 365 Days
Days Left in Year
227 Days
Until end of 2074
ISO Week Number
Week 20
European Standard (ISO-8601)
Business Day
Business Day
Status
Financial Quarter
Q2
Of 2074
Leap Year
No
365 days in 2074
ISO 8601 Format
2074-05-18
International Standard
US Date Format
05/18/2074
Month/Day/Year
Global Date Format
18/05/2074
Day/Month/Year
Unix Timestamp
3293827200
Epoch Time (Since 1970)
RFC 2822 Format
Fri, 18 May 2074
Email & RSS Standard
ISO Ordinal Date
2074-138
Year & Day Number
Excel Serial Date
63692
Days since Jan 1, 1900
Asian Date Format
2074/05/18
Year/Month/Day
Century
21st Century
Historical Era
Millennium
3rd Millennium
1,000-Year Epoch
Daylight Saving (DST)
Standard Time
Time Configuration
Swatch Internet Time
@041 .beats
Universal Decimal Time
ISO Week Type
Even Week
Week Parity
Unix Hex Time
0xC453D080
Epoch in Hexadecimal
Eastern Astrology
Chinese Zodiac
Metal Horse
Chinese Zodiac
BaZi
Jia Wu Year
Four Pillars of Destiny
Saju
Year, Month, Day Pillars
Korean Four Pillars
Zi Wei Dou Shu
Flirting Star
Purple Star Astrology
Nine Star Ki
Principal Star: 8 White Earth
Japanese Feng Shui Astrology
Qi Men Dun Jia
Death Door
Strategic Destiny Map
Tibetan Mewa & Parkha
Mewa: 4 Green
Tibetan Astrology
Mahabote
Born under Sun
Myanmar Astrology
Chinese Yin Yang
Yang (Active)
Annual Polarity
Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
Jyotish, Nakshatra & D9
Vedic Divisional Charts
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
Shodashvarga D1–D60
Nadi Astrology
Agastya Nadi Leaf 76
Bhrigu Samhita & Agastya Nadi
Yuga & Kalpa Cycles
Kali Yuga Cycle
Hindu Cosmology
Western Astrology
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Astrological Sign
Zodiac Element
Earth
Triplicity
Zodiac Modality
Fixed
Quadruplicity
Zodiac Ruler
Venus
Ruling Planet
Western Tropical Zodiac
Aries
Western Tropical Zodiac
Natal Chart & Horoscope
Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aries
Birth Chart
Transit Planet
Sun trine Jupiter
Solar Return Chart
Saturn Return Cycle
Phase 1
Saturn Cycle
Annual Profections
Time-Lord: Mercury
Time-Lord Systems
Zodiacal Releasing
L1: Libra, L2: Aquarius
Astrological Timing
Secondary Progressions
Solar Arc Venus conj Sun
Solar Arc Directions
Draconic Chart
Draconic Sun in Aries
Nodal Zodiac
Heliocentric Astrology
Earth in Gemini
Sun-Centered
Uranian Astrology
Cupido active
Hamburg School
Astrocartography
Jupiter Ascendant Line
Astrogeography
Asteroid Archetypes
Chiron in
Centaurs
Behenian Fixed Stars
Algol Paran
Parans
Galactic Alignment
Aligned with Galactic Center
Great Attractor
Egyptian Decans
Decan 1
Monomoiria
Sabian Symbols
Symbol: A Butterfly Emerging
Astrological Symbols
Chaldean Planetary
Hour of Mercury
Angelic Guardians
Zodiac Cusp
None (Core Sign)
Transitional Sign
Numerology & Patterns
Pythagorean Numerology
Life Path 9
Life Path Number
Chaldean Numerology
Vibration 25
Vibration Number
Psychomatrix
Strong Willpower Line
Pythagorean Square
Lo Shu Grid
Missing Element: Earth
Magic Square
Ilm al-Jafr
Abjad Value: 413
Hisab al-Jummal
Matrix of Destiny
Core Energy: 1
Destiny Matrix
Personal Cycle
Personal Year 9
Year, Month & Day Cycle
Palindrome Date
No
Symmetrical Number Pattern
Friday the 13th
No
Superstition Indicator
Fibonacci Date
No
Golden Ratio Sequence
Esoteric & Mysticism
Birthstone
Emerald
For May
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
For May
Tarot Birth Cards
The Hermit
Personality Cards
Celtic Tree Astrology
Willow Tree
Tree Sign
Native American Medicine Wheel
Beaver Totem
Birth Animal Totem
Human Design
Manifesting Generator Profile
BodyGraph
Gene Keys
Gene Key 25
Hologenetic Profile
Kabbalah Astrology
Tikkun in Netzach
Tree of Life (Tikkun)
Law of Vibration
Frequency 4 Hz
Date
Biorhythm
Ph: 61%, Em: 56%
Physical, Emotional, Intellectual
Arabic Parts
Lot of Fortune: 100°
Hermetic Lots
Iatromathematics
Vitality Focus
Ancient Medical Astrology
Herbal Astrology
Thyme
Birthstone & Flower
Celtic Cross-Quarter
None
Pagan Festival Day
Day of the Week Ruler
Venus
Planetary Day
Astronomical & Biological Cycles
Season
Spring
Northern Hemisphere
Julian Day
2478711
Astronomical Standard
Lilian Date
179551
Days since Gregorian
Moon Phase
Last Quarter
Void of Course Moon
Saros Cycle
Saros Series 7
Eclipse Family
Solar Cycle Phase
Cycle 25 Ascending
Solar Imprinting
Geomagnetic Activity
Kp-Index: 4
Birth Kp-Index
Seasonal Imprinting
Equinox Influence
Photoperiod Effect
Circadian Chronotype
Morning Lark
Genesis
Global Calendars
Hijri Calendar
21 Jumada al-Awwal 1497 AH
Islamic Calendar
Mayan Calendar
Kin 24
Tzolk'in / Dreamspell
Roman Calendar
Days before next Kalends
Kalends, Nones & Ides
Discordian Calendar
Pungenday, 65 Discord
Erisian Calendar
Javanese & Balinese Systems
Javanese Calendar & Weton
Friday Pon
Javanese Calendar
Pawukon & 30 Javanese Wuku
Kuningan
Javanese Cycles
Pranata Mangsa
Mangsa Desta
Javanese Seasons
Pal Srigati
Fortune Cycle 5
Javanese 6-Year Fortune Chart
Pancasuda & Pangarasan
Pati
Javanese Divination
Wariga & Balinese Multi-Wara
Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng
Triwara to Dasawara
Rajah Kala Cakra
Kala Cakra Active
Watak Sadana
Curated Highlights
2018
Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 crashed near Santiago de las Vegas shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.
2013
Mark Carson, an openly gay man, was murdered in a hate crime incident in New York City, prompting a 1,500-person march against anti-LGBTQ violence.
2009
The Sri Lanka Army killed Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader and founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to bring an end to the 26-year Sri Lankan civil war.
2006
The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers.
2005
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
1996
Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden tied it in 2023.
1980
Mount St. Helens explosively erupted (pictured), killing approximately 57 people in southern Washington state, reducing hundreds of square miles to wasteland, and causing more than US$1 billion in damage.
1974
India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
1965
Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publicly hanged in Syria.
1955
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ended.
1952
First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors.
1944
The Soviet Union forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatars to the Uzbek SSR and elsewhere in the country.
1936
In 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.
1933
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act establishing the Tennessee Valley Authority to stimulate the economic development of the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression.
1927
Disgruntled school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe set off explosives with timers and a rifle, causing the Bath School disaster in the Bath Consolidated School in Michigan, killing 44 people in the deadliest mass murder in a school in United States history.
1926
Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (pictured) was reportedly kidnapped near Venice Beach in Los Angeles before reappearing five weeks later in Mexico.
1896
Ruling 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.
1863
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant led his Army of the Tennessee across the Big Black River in preparation for the Siege of Vicksburg.
1695
An earthquake measuring .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms 7.8 struck Shanxi Province in northern China, resulting in at least 52,600 deaths.
1388
At the Battle of Buir Lake, a Ming Chinese army led by general Lan Yu defeated the forces of Tögüs Temür, the Mongol khan of Northern Yuan.
1302
Armed insurrectionists massacred the occupying French garrison in Bruges, Flanders, killing approximately 2,000 people.
Historical Events
2026
A shooting carried out by two gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego results in the deaths of five people, including the perpetrators.
2019
United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
2018
A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
2018
Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes in Santiago de las Vegas after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.
2015
At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
2009
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
2006
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
2005
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
1994
Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
1993
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
1991
Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
1990
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
1980
Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
1980
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
1980
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests.
1977
Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
1974
Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
1973
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board.
1972
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard.
1969
Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
1965
Israeli spy Eli Cohen is hanged in Damascus, Syria.
1962
The French government and representatives of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic reach a settlement to end the Algerian war in the Évian Accords.
1955
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
1953
Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.
1948
The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
1944
World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
1944
Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union.
1933
New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.
1927
The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Bath Township, Michigan.
1927
After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among its first national universities.
1926
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
1922
Seamus Woods and Roger McCorley lead an Irish Republican Army attack on the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast.
1917
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
1912
The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
1900
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
1896
The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
1896
Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
1863
American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant begin the Siege of Vicksburg during the Vicksburg campaign in order to take full control of the Mississippi River.
1860
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
1848
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
1843
The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
1812
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
1811
Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay led by José Artigas.
1804
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
1803
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
1794
Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
1783
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United States.
1756
The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
1695
The 1695 Linfen earthquake in Shannxi, Qing dynasty causes extreme damage and kills at least 52,000 people.
1652
Slavery in Rhode Island is abolished, although the law is not rigorously enforced.
1631
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
1593
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
1499
Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
1388
During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu leads a Ming army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.
1302
Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
1291
Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land.
1268
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
1152
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become king two years later, after the death of his cousin once removed King Stephen of England.
1096
First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany.
1012
Pope Benedict VIII begins his papacy following the death of his predecessor Pope Sergius IV earlier that month.
872
Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.
332
Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
Global Holidays
Christian feast day:
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Christian feast day:
Blessed Blandine Merten
Christian feast day:
Eric IX of Sweden
Christian feast day:
Felix of Cantalice
Christian feast day:
Pope John I
Christian feast day:
Venantius of Camerino
Christian feast day:
May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)
Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide (Ukraine)
Independence Day (Somaliland) (unrecognized)
International Museum Day
National Speech Pathologist Day (United States)
Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan)
Teacher's Day (Syria)
Famous Birthdays
2009
Hala Finley, American actress
2003
Travis Hunter, American football player
2002
Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater
2001
Emma Navarro, American tennis player
2000
Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
2000
Steven Sessegnon, English footballer
1999
Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter
1998
Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
1993
Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
1993
Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
1992
Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model
1990
Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer
1990
Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
1990
Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player
1988
Taeyang, South Korean singer
1986
Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
1985
Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter
1985
Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
1984
Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter
1984
Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver
1984
Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player
1984
Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
1984
Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
1983
Gary O'Neil, English footballer
1983
Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
1983
Vince Young, American football player
1982
Jason Brown, English footballer
1982
Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
1981
Mahamadou Diarra, Malian international footballer
1981
Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player
1980
Reggie Evans, American basketball player
1980
Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
1980
Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
1979
Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft
1979
Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1979
Michal Martikán, Slovak slalom canoeist
1979
Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer
1979
Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer
1978
Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
1978
Marcus Giles, American baseball player
1978
Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner
1977
Lee Hendrie, English footballer
1977
Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster
1977
Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager
1976
Ron Mercer, American basketball player
1976
Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
1976
Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
1975
Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer
1975
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
1975
Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975
Ingvild Kjerkol, Norwegian politician
1974
Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973
Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
1973
Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (died 2011)
1972
Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971
Brad Friedel, American international soccer player, manager and sportscaster
1971
Mark Menzies, Scottish politician
1971
Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
1970
Javier Cárdenas, Spanish singer, television and radio presenter
1970
Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1970
Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1970
Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1970
Vicky Sunohara, Canadian former ice hockey player
1969
Troy Cassar-Daley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969
Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969
Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian footballer and manager
1968
Philippe Benetton, French rugby player
1968
Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver
1967
Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
1967
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver
1967
Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films
1967
Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity
1966
Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach
1966
Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer
1964
Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician
1963
Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963
Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach
1961
Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960
Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960
Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1960
Yannick Noah, French tennis player
1959
Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (died 2011)
1959
Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958
Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
1958
Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1957
Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer
1957
Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
1956
Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
1956
John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter
1956
Jim Moginie, Australian guitarist and songwriter
1955
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
1954
Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954
Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager
1953
Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (died 2015)
1952
Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter
1952
David Leakey, English general and politician
1952
George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer
1952
Jeana Yeager, American pilot
1951
Richard Clapton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951
Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster
1951
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (died 2013)
1950
Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (died 1997)
1950
Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter
1949
Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (died 2010)
1949
Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter
1948
Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (died 2024)
1948
Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic
1948
Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic
1948
Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico
1947
John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2024)
1946
Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China
1946
Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster
1946
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (died 2013)
1945
Gail Strickland, American actress
1944
Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1944
W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001)
1943
Jimmy Snuka, Fijian wrestler (died 2017)
1942
Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager (died 2020)
1941
Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter
1941
Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic
1941
Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer
1940
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
1939
Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician (died 2024)
1939
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (died 1992)
1939
Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence
1938
Janet Fish, American painter and academic
1937
Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
1937
Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
1936
Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
1936
Türker İnanoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)
1936
Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic
1935
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Irish activist and writer (died 2025)
1934
Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director (died 2022)
1933
Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France (died 2026)
1933
H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India
1933
Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (died 1985)
1931
Don Martin, American cartoonist (died 2000)
1931
Robert Morse, American actor (died 2022)
1931
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (died 1995)
1931
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician (died 2018)
1930
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
1930
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (died 2007)
1929
Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (died 2000)
1929
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 2012)
1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (died 2010)
1927
Richard Body, English politician (died 2018)
1927
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (died 2015)
1925
Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (died 1998)
1924
Priscilla Pointer, American actress (died 2025)
1924
Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (died 2019)
1923
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2013)
1923
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2004)
1922
Bill Macy, American actor (died 2019)
1922
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (died 1983)
1921
Joan Eardley, British artist (died 1963)
1921
Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic (died 2024)
1920
Pope John Paul II (died 2005)
1920
Anthony Storr, English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author (died 2001)
1919
Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (died 1991)
1917
Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (died 1973)
1914
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982)
1914
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (died 1993)
1913
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (died 2000)
1912
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)
1912
Perry Como, American singer and television host (died 2001)
1912
Walter Sisulu, South African politician (died 2003)
1911
Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (died 1985)
1910
Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (died 1999)
1909
Fred Perry, English tennis player and academic (died 1995)
1907
Irene Hunt, American author and educator (died 2001)
1905
Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot (died 1930)
1905
Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (died 1943)
1904
Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (died 1986)
1904
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (died 1971)
1902
Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (died 1984)
1901
Henri Sauguet, French composer (died 1989)
1901
Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)
1898
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (died 1973)
1897
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)
1896
Eric Backman, Swedish runner (died 1965)
1895
Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (died 1934)
1892
Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (died 1957)
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Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (died 1970)
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Nicholas II of Russia (died 1918)
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Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (died 1941)
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Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)
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Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (died 1931)
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Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (died 1934)
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James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (died 1908)
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Simon Kahquados, Potawatomi political activist (died 1930)
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Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (died 1908)
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Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (died 1896)
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Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (died 1854)
1785
John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (died 1854)
1778
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (died 1854)
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John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (died 1852)
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Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1787)
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(O.S.) Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (died 1752)
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Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (died 1701)
1537
Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)
1450
Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (died 1513)
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Konstantin of Rostov (died 1218)
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Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (died 1131)
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Roger Ailes, American businessman (born 1940)
2017
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Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (born 1926)
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Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (born 1921)
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Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (born 1946)
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Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (born 1959)
2013
Jo Benkow, Norwegian soldier and politician (born 1924)
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Steve Forrest, American actor (born 1925)
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David McMillan, American football player (born 1981)
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Lothar Schmid, German chess player (born 1928)
2012
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Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer and songwriter (born 1967)
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Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)
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2000
Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian-American composer and musicologist (born 1946)
1999
Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (born 1954)
1999
Betty Robinson, American runner (born 1911)
1998
Obaidullah Aleem, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (born 1939)
1995
Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (born 1903)
1995
Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor (born 1949)
1995
Brinsley Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty, Irish ufologist and historian (born 1911)
1995
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (born 1933)
1990
Jill Ireland, English actress (born 1936)
1989
Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (born 1921)
1987
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1981
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1981
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1980
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1975
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1974
Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (born 1885)
1973
Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (born 1880)
1973
İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Turkish Maoist revolutionary and founder of Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML) (born 1949)
1971
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1908)
1968
Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (born 1897)
1963
Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1939)
1958
Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (born 1881)
1956
Maurice Tate, English cricketer (born 1895)
1955
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (born 1875)
1947
Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (born 1883)
1943
Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (born 1883)
1941
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (born 1863)
1922
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845)
1916
Chen Qimei, Chinese revolutionary (born 1878)
1911
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1860)
1910
Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (born 1841)
1910
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (born 1821)
1909
Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1860)
1909
George Meredith, English novelist and poet (born 1828)
1908
Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1823)
1900
Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (born 1813)
1889
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (born 1823)
1867
Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (born 1793)
1853
Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (born 1806)
1844
Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (born 1780)
1808
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (born 1738)
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John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (born 1721)
1800
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (born 1729)
1799
Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (born 1732)
1795
Robert Rogers, English colonel (born 1731)
1792
Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (born 1730)
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Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian indigenous rebel leader (born 1742)
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Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (born 1714)
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Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (born 1617)
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Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (born 1637)
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1410
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1160
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Astrological, Numerological, and Esoteric Profile for May 18, 2074
The date May 18, 2074 holds deep chronological and cosmic significance across multiple global systems. In the standard Gregorian calendar, it marks Day 138 of the year (out of 365), leaving 227 days until the end of 2074. This date falls within Week 20 (an Even Week in the ISO-8601 standard) and lands in Q2. It is categorized as a business day, and 2074 is not a leap year. In computational and astronomical timekeeping, it holds a Unix Hex Time of 0xC453D080 and a Lilian Date of 179551. According to the ancient Roman calendar, it is known as Days before next Kalends, while the Discordian calendar observes it as Pungenday, 65 Discord.
Western Astrology & Natural Cycles
In Western Tropical Astrology, this date aligns with the zodiac sign of Taurus, carrying the Earth element and Fixed modality, ruled by Venus. It is associated with a None (Core Sign) transition (Aries), with specific Natal Chart and Horoscope placements showing Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aries. The Northern Hemisphere experiences the Spring season, influenced by a Last Quarter moon phase. Those born or connected to this period are associated with the Emerald birthstone and the Lily of the Valley birth flower. Deeper astrological timing reveals a Heliocentric profile of Earth in Gemini, an Astrocartography signature of Jupiter Ascendant Line, and Draconic chart placements highlighting Draconic Sun in Aries. The day's energy is further shaped by Solar Return transits (Sun trine Jupiter), the Phase 1 Saturn Return cycle, Annual Profections activating Time-Lord: Mercury, Zodiacal Releasing indicating L1: Libra, L2: Aquarius, and Secondary Progressions (Solar Arc) of Solar Arc Venus conj Sun. Additional Western esoteric frameworks include Uranian Astrology (Cupido active), Sabian Symbols (Symbol: A Butterfly Emerging), Asteroid Archetypes (Chiron in ), Egyptian Decans (Decan 1), Chaldean Planetary Angelic Guardians (Hour of Mercury), and the Behenian Fixed Stars (Algol Paran).
Eastern Astrology & Traditional Calendars
From an Eastern perspective, the year is characterized by Yang (Active) energy. The Chinese Zodiac attributes this time to the Metal Horse. The Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi) defines the energy as Jia Wu Year, aligning with the Korean Saju pillar of Year, Month, Day Pillars. Japanese Nine Star Ki Feng Shui indicates Principal Star: 8 White Earth, while Qi Men Dun Jia strategic mapping reveals Death Door and Purple Star Astrology (Zi Wei Dou Shu) highlights Flirting Star. According to the Islamic Hijri calendar, the date translates to 21 Jumada al-Awwal 1497 AH. The Tibetan Mewa and Parkha astrology system designates this period as Mewa: 4 Green, and Myanmar's Mahabote astrology identifies it as Born under Sun.
Javanese & Balinese Cosmological Cycles
In the Nusantara archipelago, the Javanese calendar marks this day with the Weton Friday Pon, falling within the Wuku Kuningan of the Pawukon cycle. The agricultural Pranata Mangsa season is Mangsa Desta. Personal fortune and divination patterns feature the Pal Srigati cycle of Fortune Cycle 5, Pancasuda and Pangarasan of Pati, and the Rajah Kala Cakra of Kala Cakra Active. The Balinese Wariga multi-wara system calculates the daily cosmic rhythm as Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng.
Vedic Astrology & Ancient Mysticism
In Vedic Jyotish astrology, the Nakshatra and D9 Navamsha alignments indicate Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni, which also applies to the Shodashvarga divisional charts. Nadi Astrology (Bhrigu Samhita) identifies the destiny reading as Agastya Nadi Leaf 76, contextualized within the broader Hindu Yuga and Kalpa cosmological cycle of Kali Yuga Cycle. Looking towards the Americas, the Mayan Tzolk'in Dreamspell signature is Kin 24, and the Native American Medicine Wheel points to the animal totem of Beaver Totem. The Celtic Tree Astrology sign is Willow Tree.
Numerology & Esoteric Systems
Numerologically, the Pythagorean Life Path Number for this date is Life Path 9, with a Chaldean vibration of Vibration 25. The Psychomatrix (Pythagorean Square) shows Strong Willpower Line, and the Lo Shu Magic Square identifies Missing Element: Earth. Mathematical and structural patterns reveal if it forms a Fibonacci Date (No). The overarching Personal Cycle (Year, Month & Day) aligns with Personal Year 9. Ilm al-Jafr (Hisab al-Jummal) calculations reveal Abjad Value: 413. The day of the week is governed by its planetary ruler, Venus, and it holds connection to the None Celtic cross-quarter festival. In modern esoteric practices, the Human Design BodyGraph indicates Manifesting Generator Profile, the Gene Keys Hologenetic Profile is Gene Key 25, and the Matrix of Destiny reads Core Energy: 1. Other metaphysical associations include Tarot Birth Cards of The Hermit, Kabbalah Tree of Life mapping of Tikkun in Netzach, Arabic Hermetic Lots of Lot of Fortune: 100°, and the Law of Vibration frequency of Frequency 4 Hz.
Biological & Earth Cycles
On a physical and astronomical level, the Saros Eclipse cycle family is Saros Series 7, interacting with a Solar Cycle phase of Cycle 25 Ascending and a Geomagnetic Kp-Index activity level of Kp-Index: 4. The Galactic Alignment (Great Attractor) highlights Aligned with Galactic Center. Biologically, the personal Circadian Chronotype genesis is Morning Lark, the physical and emotional Biorhythm sits at Ph: 61%, Em: 56%, and seasonal imprinting reflects Equinox Influence. Lastly, ancient medicinal associations trace back to Iatromathematics (Vitality Focus) and Herbal Astrology (Thyme).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What day is May 18, 2074?
A: The date May 18, 2074 according to the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday.
Q: Is May 18, 2074 a public holiday?
A: No, according to the official calendar, this date is not a major public holiday.
Q: What is the Western Astrological sign and season for May 18, 2074?
A: On this date, the sun is in Taurus (Aries in the Tropical Zodiac), occurring during the Spring season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q: What are the birthstone and birth flower for May 18, 2074?
A: The traditional birthstone associated with this date is the Emerald, and the birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
Q: What is the Javanese Weton and Balinese Wariga for May 18, 2074?
A: According to the Javanese calendar, this date falls on the Weton of Friday Pon within the Wuku Kuningan. The Balinese Wariga rhythm is Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng.
Q: What is the Chinese Zodiac and Eastern Astrology for May 18, 2074?
A: The Chinese Zodiac animal for this period is the Metal Horse. In BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny), the pillar is Jia Wu Year.
Q: What is the Numerology Life Path Number for May 18, 2074?
A: The Pythagorean Life Path Number for someone born on this date is Life Path 9, with a Chaldean vibration of Vibration 25.
Q: What is the Moon Phase and Eclipse Cycle for May 18, 2074?
A: The lunar phase is Last Quarter, part of the Saros Series 7 Saros eclipse family.
Q: What is the Islamic Hijri calendar date for May 18, 2074?
A: In the Islamic Hijri calendar, this date corresponds to 21 Jumada al-Awwal 1497 AH.
Q: What are the Esoteric and Metaphysical traits for May 18, 2074?
A: Esoteric systems assign the Tarot Birth Cards as The Hermit, the Human Design BodyGraph as Manifesting Generator Profile, and the Celtic Tree sign as Willow Tree.
Q: What is the Vedic Astrology Nakshatra for May 18, 2074?
A: In Vedic Jyotish astrology, the primary Nakshatra and D9 Navamsha alignment is Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni.