Famous Birthdays In January - 18

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

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.  

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)  

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 this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history 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 January - 18 birth of charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)  

1726  Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1732  Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer was born on January - 18.  

1751  On January - 18 birth of ferdinand Kauer, composer  

1779  On January - 18 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  On this day in history birth of william Henry Havergal, composer  

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

1809  On this day in history 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 January - 18 birth of richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873  

1815  On this day in history birth of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874)  

1817  On January - 18 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer  

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  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge) was born on this day in history.  

1831  Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

1835  Caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer was born on January - 18.  

1835  On January - 18 birth of jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet  

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

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

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

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

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

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)  

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

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 January - 18.  

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

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

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)