Famous Birthdays In August - 18
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
1414 On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)
1450 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.
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 Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on this day in history.
1596 Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.
1605 On August - 18 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 this day in history.
1611 Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650) was born on August - 18.
1657 On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)
1685 Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on August - 18.
1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.
1720 Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on August - 18.
1745 On August - 18 birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer
1750 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 18 birth of fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica
1792 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 On this day in history birth of charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886
1813 On August - 18 birth of benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884
1818 On August - 18 birth of william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879
1819 On this day in history 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 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) was born on this day in history.
1849 On August - 18 birth of benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer
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 On this day in history birth of jan Karol Gali, composer
1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on August - 18.