Birthday facts
Born on August 18.
Everyone born on August 18 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is peridot, the flower gladiolus, and the day is shared with Patrick Swayze and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Your book
Born on August 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
Leo, July 23 to August 22.
The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.
Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.
Good company
Also born on August 18.
The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.
On this day
What August 18 has seen.
The calendar
When August 18 falls.
A Tuesday in 2026, a Wednesday in 2027, a Friday in 2028, a Saturday in 2029, and a Sunday in 2030.