Famous Birthdays In January - 18

0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.  

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

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.  

1641  On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)  

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

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)  

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

1726  On this day in history 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 January - 18.  

1779  Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) was born on January - 18.  

1782  On January - 18 birth of daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer  

1793  On this day in history birth of william Henry Havergal, composer  

1795  Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I was born on January - 18.  

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

1813  On January - 18 birth of joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire)  

1815  On January - 18 birth of james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885  

1815  Richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873 was born on this day in history.  

1815  Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874) was born on January - 18.  

1817  On January - 18 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer  

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

1820  Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.  

1829  On January - 18 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)  

1848  Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on January - 18.  

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

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0052  On January - 18 death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)  

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

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on January - 18.  

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on this day in history.  

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 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)