Famous Birthdays In August - 18
Saturday, 27 April 2024
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
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 August - 18.
1587 On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)
1587 On this day in history birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents
1596 Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 18.
1611 Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.
1657 Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.
1685 On this day in history birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem
1692 On August - 18 birth of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)
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 August - 18.
1774 On August - 18 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
1778 On August - 18 birth of fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica
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 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 this day in history.
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on August - 18.
1819 On August - 18 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 this day in history 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 Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer was born on this day in history.
1855 On this day in history birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
1856 Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer was born on August - 18.
1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on August - 18.
1857 On August - 18 birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)