Katja Kipping

German politician.

Born January 18th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Dresden.

Steve Lomas

Northern irish association football player and manager.

Born January 18th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Hanover.

Joseph Glidden

American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906).

Born January 18th, 1813 in Charlestown.

Died October 9th, 1906 at 93 years old in DeKalb.

Al Foster

American musician.

Born January 18th, 1943 in Richmond.

Died May 28th, 2025 at 82 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Alaixys Romao

Togolese and french footballer.

Born January 18th, 1984 (age 42 years) in L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

Carmen Aristegui

Mexican journalist.

Born January 18th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Mexico City. ^[ref]

José María Arguedas

Peruvian writer (1911–1969).

Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas.

Died December 2nd, 1969 at 58 years old in Lima (shot to the head).

Seth Low

American mayor (1850–1916).

Born January 18th, 1850 in Brooklyn.

Died September 17th, 1916 at 66 years old in Bedford Hills (cancer).

Fernando Trueba

Spanish film director (born 1955).

Born January 18th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Madrid.

Kanji Ishiwara

General in the imperial japanese army (1889-1949).

Born January 18th, 1889 in Tsuruoka.

Died August 15th, 1949 at 60 years old in Takase (pneumonia, bladder cancer, pulmonary edema).

Santiago Carrillo

Spanish politician (1915–2012).

Born January 18th, 1915 in Gijón.

Died September 18th, 2012 at 97 years old in Madrid (heart failure). ^[ref]

Odin Thiago Holm

Norwegian association football player.

Born January 18th, 2003 (age 23 years) in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player.

Born January 18th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Mike Michaud

U.s. representative for maine's 2nd district, and 2014 gubernatorial candidate.

Born January 18th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Millinocket.

Tujamo

German dj and music producer.

Born January 18th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Detmold.

Constantin von Tischendorf

German theologian and biblical scholar (1815-1874).

Born January 18th, 1815 in Lengenfeld. ^[ref]

Died December 7th, 1874 at 59 years old in Leipzig. ^[ref]

Syl Apps

Canadian ice hockey player and politician (1915-1998).

Born January 18th, 1915 in Paris.

Died December 24th, 1998 at 83 years old in Kingston.

Princess Claire of Belgium

Belgian princess (born 1974).

Born January 18th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Bath. ^[ref]

Thomas Sopwith

English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989).

Born January 18th, 1888 in Kensington.

Died January 27th, 1989 at 101 years old in Hampshire.

Lilian Bond

British actress (1908–1991).

Born January 18th, 1908 in London.

Died January 25th, 1991 at 83 years old in California (myocardial infarction).

William Collum

Scottish football referee and teacher.

Born January 18th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Glasgow.

Veselin Vujović

Montenegrin former handball player.

Born January 18th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Cetinje.

Thomas Eisfeld

German footballer.

Born January 18th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Finsterwalde.

Alexander Khalifman

Russian chess player.

Born January 18th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Pieter Huistra

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born January 18th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Goënga.