Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1414  On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)  

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1605  On August - 18 birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)  

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

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 August - 18.  

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1685  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) was born on this day in history.  

1778  On August - 18 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  Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

1805  Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)  

1834  Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) was born on August - 18.  

1849  On August - 18 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1236  On August - 18 theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies  

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

1276  On this day in history 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 August - 18.  

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