Famous Birthdays In August - 18
Monday, 25 September 2023
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1596 Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.
1605 On August - 18 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 this day in history.
1611 On August - 18 birth of ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
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 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.
1720 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On August - 18 birth of john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
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 Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian was born on this day in history.
1830 On August - 18 birth of emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)
1834 On this day in history birth of marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)
1849 On August - 18 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 On August - 18 birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)