Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)  

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.  

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.  

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

1587  On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents  

1596  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.  

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  Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650) was born on August - 18.  

1657  Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743) was born on August - 18.  

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1685  Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on this day in history.  

1692  Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.  

1720  On August - 18 birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)  

1745  On this day in history birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer  

1750  On August - 18 birth of antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)  

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

1769  On this day in history birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer  

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

1778  Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica was born on this day in history.  

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  Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 was born on August - 18.  

1818  William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.  

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

1823  On this day in history 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  Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer was born on this day in history.  

1855  Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on August - 18.  

1856  On August - 18 birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer  

1856  On August - 18 birth of jan Karol Gali, composer  

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

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0353  On August - 18 death of decentius, Roman usurper  

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

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies  

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

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on August - 18.  

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

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on August - 18.  

1430  Death of Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406) on August - 18.