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 this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

1587  On August - 18 birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)  

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 August - 18.  

1605  On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)  

1606  Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1692  On August - 18 birth of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)  

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

1745  Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1750  Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on this day in history.  

1754  On August - 18 birth of françois, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)  

1769  On August - 18 birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer  

1774  On this day in history birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)  

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  Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

1805  On August - 18 birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)  

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  On August - 18 birth of william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879  

1819  On August - 18 birth of grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)  

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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 18 birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)  

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

1856  On this day in history birth of jan Karol Gali, composer  

1857  Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on August - 18.  

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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 this day in history.  

1276  On this day in history adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies  

1318  On this day in history 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)