Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.  

1579  On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

1587  1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on August - 18.  

1587  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.  

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.  

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)  

1611  On this day in history birth of ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)  

1657  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)  

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1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on August - 18.  

1692  Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on August - 18.  

1720  Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

1745  On August - 18 birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer  

1750  Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on August - 18.  

1754  François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833) was born on August - 18.  

1769  On August - 18 birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer  

1774  Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) was born on August - 18.  

1778  On August - 18 birth of fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica  

1792  John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) was born on August - 18.  

1803  On this day in history birth of nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)  

1805  Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) was born on August - 18.  

1807  On this day in history birth of charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886  

1813  On this day in history birth of benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884  

1818  William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on August - 18.  

1819  Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.  

1823  On August - 18 birth of willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian  

1830  Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916) was born on August - 18.  

1834  On August - 18 birth of marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)  

1849  On this day in history birth of benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer  

1855  Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer  

1856  Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on August - 18.  

1857  Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

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0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.  

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on this day in history.  

1227  On August - 18 genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.  

1258  On this day in history death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea  

1276  Adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies on August - 18.  

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)  

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)