The 322nd day of the year, the 323rd in a leap year
Born on 18 November
Every 18 November birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Scorpio, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- ScorpioWater, fixed, ruled by Mars.
- Birthstone
- Topaz, CitrineThe 1912 list gave Topaz.
- Birth flower
- ChrysanthemumUsually taken today to mean loyalty.
- Most common weekdays
- Friday and Wednesday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 18 November in any year.
Which weekday 18 November falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 18 November falls on every day of the week: Friday 16, Wednesday 16, Thursday 15, Saturday 15, Sunday 15, Tuesday 15, Monday 15.
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How common a birthday 18 November is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,806 babies were born on 18 November in each year of the twenty, making it the 191st most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 18 November
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Atwood | 1939– | Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist and environmental activist |
| Louis Daguerre | 1787–1851 | French scientist, artist and photographer |
| Carl Maria von Weber | 1786–1826 | German Romantic composer |
| Owen Wilson | 1968– | American actor |
| Patrick Blackett | 1897–1974 | British physicist |
| Pierre Bayle | 1647–1706 | French philosopher and writer |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa | 1945– | President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 |
| Alan Shepard | 1923–1998 | American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer |
| Alan Moore | 1953– | British comic book author |
| Peter Schmeichel | 1963– | Danish association football player |
| Kirk Hammett | 1962– | American guitarist |
| Klaus Mann | 1906–1949 | German writer |
| Ignacy Jan Paderewski | 1860–1941 | Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland |
| Chloë Sevigny | 1974– | American actress |
| Allyson Felix | 1985– | American track and field athlete |
| George Wald | 1906–1997 | American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laureate |
| Frances Marion | 1888–1973 | American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter |
| Kim Wilde | 1960– | English pop singer |
Died on 18 November
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Proust | 1871–1922 | French novelist, critic and essayist |
| Niels Bohr | 1885–1962 | Danish physicist |
| Chester A. Arthur | 1829–1886 | president of the United States from 1881 to 1885 |
| Walther Nernst | 1864–1941 | German physical chemist and physicist |
| Paul Éluard | 1895–1952 | French poet |
| Henry A. Wallace | 1888–1965 | American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945 |
| Man Ray | 1890–1976 | American and French visual artist |
| James Coburn | 1928–2002 | American actor |
| Gustáv Husák | 1913–1991 | President of Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1989 |
| Adam Weishaupt | 1748–1830 | German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati |
| Jacques Anquetil | 1934–1987 | French cyclist |
| Kurt Schuschnigg | 1897–1977 | Chancellor of Austria |
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