Famous Personalities Born In August - 18

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.   

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0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on this day in history.   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1227  On this day in history genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea on August - 18.   

1276  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies   

1318  Death of Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268) on this day in history.   

1430  On August - 18 death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)