Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Saturday, 12 July 2025
1414 On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)
1450 On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet
1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.
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 On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)
1605 Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.
1606 Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.
1611 On this day in history birth of ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
1657 Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743) was born on August - 18.
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 August - 18.
1750 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on August - 18.
1754 On August - 18 birth of françois, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on August - 18.
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 18 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 August - 18 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 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 this day in history birth of willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian
1830 On this day in history birth of emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)
1834 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) was born on this day in history.
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 Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer was born on this day in history.
1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on August - 18.
1857 On August - 18 birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)