Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1414 On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)
1450 On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet
1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on August - 18.
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 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 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 this day in history.
1685 On August - 18 birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem
1692 On this day in history birth of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)
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 On this day in history birth of antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)
1754 On this day in history birth of françois, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on this day in history.
1774 On August - 18 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
1778 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica was born on August - 18.
1792 John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) was born on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
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 August - 18.
1823 On August - 18 birth of willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian
1830 On August - 18 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 On August - 18 birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
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.