Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)  

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 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  On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)  

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)  

1611  On August - 18 birth of ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)  

1657  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)  

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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  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 this day in history.  

1754  François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833) was born on August - 18.  

1769  On August - 18 birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer  

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  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  On this day in history birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)  

1807  Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.  

1813  Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.  

1818  On August - 18 birth of william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879  

1819  Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876) was born on August - 18.  

1823  Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian was born on August - 18.  

1830  Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

1834  On August - 18 birth of marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)  

1849  Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer was born on August - 18.  

1855  On this day in history birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)  

1856  On this day in history 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.  

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0353  Death of Decentius, Roman usurper on August - 18.  

0849  On this day in history death of walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian  

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

1236  On this day in history theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies  

1258  On August - 18 death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea  

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

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)  

1430  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)