Famous Birthdays In January - 18
Monday, 18 March 2024
0885 On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)
1519 On this day in history birth of isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)
1543 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.
1641 On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)
1657 On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)
1672 On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)
1685 On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized
1688 Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) was born on January - 18.
1726 Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat was born on this day in history.
1732 Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer was born on January - 18.
1751 Ferdinand Kauer, composer was born on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)
1782 Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer was born on January - 18.
1793 On this day in history birth of william Henry Havergal, composer
1795 Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I was born on January - 18.
1809 On this day in history birth of richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1813 Joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire) was born on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history birth of james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
1815 On this day in history birth of richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873
1815 Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874) was born on January - 18.
1817 On this day in history birth of jacques Gregoir, composer
1818 Johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist was born on this day in history.
1820 Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.
1829 On January - 18 birth of louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge)
1831 Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on January - 18.
1835 On this day in history birth of caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer
1835 Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet was born on January - 18.
1840 On January - 18 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer
1840 On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer
1841 Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) was born on January - 18.
1842 On this day in history birth of albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)
1848 On January - 18 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)
1849 Edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03) was born on January - 18.