Famous Personalities Born In August - 18

1414  Jami: Persian poet   

1450  Marko marulic/marulus/splichanin/pechinich: Croatian poet   

1579  Charlotte flandrina van nassau: Daughter of willem i of orange   

1587  Virginia dare: 1st american born of english parents   

1587  1st english child: 1st english child born in new world (virginia dare)   

1596  Jean bolland: Flemish jesuit writer   

1605  Henry hammond: English churchman   

1606  Maria anna of spain: Holy roman empire empress and queen of hungary   

1611  Ludwika maria gonzaga: Queen of poland   

1657  Ferdinando galli bibiena: Italian architect/designer   

1685  Brook taylor: England, mathematician, discoverer of taylor's theorem   

1692  Louis henri: Duc de bourbon, prime minister of france   

1720  Laurence shirley: 4th earl ferrers, english murderer   

1745  Vaclav josef bartolomej praupner: Composer   

1750  Antonio salieri: Italy, composer (tatare)   

1754  François: Marquis de chasseloup-laubat, french general   

1769  Alexandre stievenard: Composer   

1774  Meriwether lewis: Charlottsville va, capt (lewis & clark expedition)   

1778  Fabian gottlieb von bellinghausen: 1st to circumnavigate antarctica   

1792  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   

1805  Josef danhauser: Austrian painter (mutterliebe)   

1807  Charles francis adams: (union), died in 1886   

1813  Benjamin alvord: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1884   

1818  William farquhar barry: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1879   

1819  Grand duchess maria nikolaievna: Duchess of leuchtenberg   

1823  Willem j f nuyens: Dutch physician/rc historian   

1830  Emperor franz josef i of austria: Emperor franz josef i of austria (d. 1916)   

1834  Marshall field: Conway massachusetts, owner (field dept store)   

1849  Benjamin louis paul godard: Composer   

1855  Alfred wallis: English artist and mariner   

1856  Charles hutchison gabriel: Composer   

1857  Libert h. boeynaems: Belgian catholic prelate   

1870  Hugh bromley-davenport: England cricketer   

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0353  Decentius: Roman usurper   

0849  Walafrid strabo: German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis khan: Mongol conqueror,   

1236  Theodorus van celles: Monastery founder (kruisheren),   

1258  Theodore ii lascaris: Emperor of the empire of nicaea   

1276  Adrian v: [ottobono fieschi], italian pope (7/11-8/18/1276),   

1318  Clare of montefalco: Italian abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  Thomas de ros: 9th baron de ros, english soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)