What happened on Saturday March 18, 1905?

About March 18th, 1905, in brief:

  • Historical events: On March 18, 1905, Albert Einstein submitted a revolutionary scientific paper titled 'On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light' to the prestigious Annalen der Physik. In this seminal work, Einstein provided a groundbreaking explanation of the photoelectric effect by introducing the concept of light quanta (later known as photons), which challenged the prevailing wave theory of light. His innovative approach suggested that light behaves both as a wave and as discrete particles, fundamentally transforming our understanding of quantum mechanics. This paper was part of Einstein's miraculous year of 1905, during which he published several papers that would dramatically reshape modern physics.
  • Day of the week: March 18th, 1905 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Marguerite by Harry Macdonough & John Bieling
  • Popular movie: Fireworks directed by

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March 18, 1905: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 18, 1905:

  • Einstein's Groundbreaking Paper on the Photoelectric Effect On March 18, 1905, Albert Einstein submitted a revolutionary scientific paper titled 'On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light' to the prestigious Annalen der Physik. In this seminal work, Einstein provided a groundbreaking explanation of the photoelectric effect by introducing the concept of light quanta (later known as photons), which challenged the prevailing wave theory of light. His innovative approach suggested that light behaves both as a wave and as discrete particles, fundamentally transforming our understanding of quantum mechanics. This paper was part of Einstein's miraculous year of 1905, during which he published several papers that would dramatically reshape modern physics.

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March 18, 1905: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 18, 1905?


March 18, 1905 was a Saturday and it was the 77th day of the year 1905 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 18, 1905 can also be written as 3/18/1905 in the US and as 18/3/1905 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 18, 1905?


Famous people born on March 18, 1905:

  • Robert Donat
    Robert Donat

    Renowned British actor famous for his iconic roles in 'Goodbye, Mr.

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March 18, 1905: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 18, 1905:

  • Lodovico Ceriana Mayneri

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March 18, 1905: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 18, 1905 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 13th and March 19th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 18, 1905: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 18, 1905 was Marguerite by Harry Macdonough & John Bieling, according to the music chart for the week March 13th and March 19th.

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March 18, 1905: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 18th is Pisces.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 18, 1905: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 18, 1905 is Snake and the associated element is Wood.

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March 18, 1905: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 18, 1905 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 18, 1905 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 18, 1905 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 95% full, rising at 03:16 pm and setting at 05:03 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 19, 1905 while the next full moon would come on Mar 21, 1905.

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How old is someone born on March 18, 1905?


Someone born on March 18, 1905 is:

120 years 1 month old,

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or 6266 weeks and 4 days old,

or 43866 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 18, 1905?

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