Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1414  Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 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  Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer  

1750  On this day in history birth of antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)  

1754  On August - 18 birth of françois, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)  

1769  On August - 18 birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer  

1774  On August - 18 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)  

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

1805  Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) was born on August - 18.  

1807  On August - 18 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  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 August - 18.  

1830  Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916) was born on August - 18.  

1834  On this day in history birth of marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)  

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

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 this day in history birth of jan Karol Gali, composer  

1857  Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on August - 18.  

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0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper  

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 August - 18.  

1258  On this day in history 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  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)