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December 18: 1661 - Birth of Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751) 1799 - Death of Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (b. 1725) 1829 - Death of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (b. 1744) 1856 - Birth of Sir J. J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
1793 – Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck. 1833 – The national anthem of the Russian Empire , " God Save the Tsar! ", is first performed.
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Our guide features the best gifts to make people with December birthdays feel special and celebrated, separate from the month's holidays. 14 gifts to make December birthdays feel special Skip to ...
December 18: National Day in Qatar Atlas rocket carrying SCORE 1622 – Portuguese forces and their Imbangala allies defeated the Kongo army at the Battle of Mbumbi .
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Famous Birthdays is an American website based in Santa Monica, California, which is dedicated to cataloging the birthdays of famous people and compiling other facts about them.
Josh Homme, American singer and guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age, turns 51. Peter Trunk (May 17, 1936 –December 31, 1973), German bass player, would have turned 88 this year. David Izenzon (May 17, 1932 –October 06, 1979), American bass player, would have turned 92 this year.
The least common birthdays tend to fall around public holidays, such as Christmas, New Year's Day and fixed-date holidays such as July 4 in the US. In the United States between 1973 and 1999, September 16 is the most common birthday in the United States and December 25 the least common birthday (other than February 29, because of leap years).