Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Monday, 27 October 2025
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18. 

1450 On August - 18 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 On August - 18 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 On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) 

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 August - 18. 

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) 

1685 On August - 18 birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem 

1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on August - 18. 

1720 On August - 18 birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) 

1745 On August - 18 birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer 

1750 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on August - 18. 

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

1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) was born on this day in history. 

1803 Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on August - 18. 

1805 On August - 18 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 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on August - 18. 

1819 Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876) was born on this day in history. 

1823 On this day in history birth of willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian 

1830 On August - 18 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 On this day in history birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) 

1856 Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer was born on this day in history. 

1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on this day in history. 

1857 On August - 18 birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) 

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