Famous Birthdays In January - 18

0885  On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

1519  Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.  

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.  

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18.  

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

1689  Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) was born on January - 18.  

1726  On January - 18 birth of hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat  

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1732  Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  Ferdinand Kauer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)  

1782  On this day in history birth of daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer  

1793  William Henry Havergal, composer was born on this day in history.  

1795  Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I was born on this day in history.  

1809  On January - 18 birth of richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896  

1813  Joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire) was born on January - 18.  

1815  James Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 was born on January - 18.  

1815  On this day in history birth of richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873  

1815  Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

1817  On January - 18 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer  

1818  On January - 18 birth of johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist  

1820  On this day in history birth of abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884  

1829  On January - 18 birth of louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge)  

1831  On January - 18 birth of edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899  

1835  On January - 18 birth of caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer  

1835  On this day in history birth of jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet  

1840  On January - 18 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

1840  On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer  

1841  On January - 18 birth of alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui)  

1842  Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

1848  On January - 18 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

1849  On January - 18 birth of edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03)  

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0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.  

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on January - 18.  

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1425  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.  

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1586  On this day in history death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)