BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on April 18.

Everyone born on April 18 is a Aries — ruled by Mars, first, loudest, already gone. The stone is diamond, the flower daisy, and the day is shared with James Woods and Jane Leeves.

Aries, the Ram — an engraving
Sun sign
Aries ♈︎
the Ram · ruled by Mars · first, loudest, already gone
Diamond, the birthstone for April — an engraving
Birthstone
Diamond
April
Daisy, the birth flower for April — an engraving
Birth flower
Daisy
& sweet pea

Your book

Born on April 18? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Aries, March 21 to April 19.

The first sign, and the tradition treats it that way: the Ram is the one who goes first — through the door, into the argument, off the cliff. Ruled by Mars, a fire sign, and the books credit it with courage, impatience and a short memory for grudges, which is a generous way of saying it has already moved on. Its people are supposed to start things. Finishing them is what the other eleven are for.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on April 18.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1947
James Woods
American actor and producer
1961
Jane Leeves
English actress and dancer
1988
Vanessa Kirby
English actress
1971
David Tennant
Scottish actor
1953
Rick Moranis
Canadian-American actor and comedian
1964
Niall Ferguson
Scottish historian
1963
Conan O'Brien
American writer and comedian
1915
Joy Davidman
Polish-Ukrainian American poet and author

On this day

What April 18 has seen.

1881The painted ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London, were unveiled when the building opened its doors to the public.
1946The final session of the League of Nations concluded in Geneva, with delegates agreeing to transfer much of its assets to the United Nations.
1958Controversial American poet Ezra Pound was released from St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., in which he had been incarcerated for twelve years.
2023Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a $787 million settlement over defamation claims related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

The calendar

When April 18 falls.

A Saturday in 2026, a Sunday in 2027, a Tuesday in 2028, a Wednesday in 2029, and a Thursday in 2030.