Famous Birthdays In January - 18

0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.  

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.  

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)  

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.  

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.  

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

1689  On this day in history birth of charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)  

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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Kauer, composer  

1779  On January - 18 birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)  

1782  Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1793  On January - 18 birth of william Henry Havergal, composer  

1795  On January - 18 birth of anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I  

1809  Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on January - 18.  

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  Richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873 was born on January - 18.  

1815  On January - 18 birth of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874)  

1817  Jacques Gregoir, composer was born on this day in history.  

1818  Johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1829  On this day in history birth of louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge)  

1831  Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on January - 18.  

1835  Caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer was born on this day in history.  

1835  Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet was born on January - 18.  

1840  On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

1840  Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on January - 18.  

1841  Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) was born on this day in history.  

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

1848  Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

1849  Edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03) was born on this day in history.  

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0052  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)  

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on this day in history.  

1367  On this day in history pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46  

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on this day in history.  

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.  

1580  On this day in history antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

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