Famous Birthdays In August - 18
Monday, 18 March 2024
1414 On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)
1450 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.
1579 On this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange
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 this day in history.
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 August - 18.
1692 On August - 18 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 On this day in history birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) was born on August - 18.
1778 On this day in history birth of fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica
1792 On August - 18 birth of john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
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 Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 was born on August - 18.
1813 Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 was born on August - 18.
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history 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 August - 18 birth of emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)
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 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on August - 18.
1856 On August - 18 birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer
1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on August - 18.
1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.