Famous Personalities Born In January - 18
Sunday, 22 June 2025
0885 Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.
1519 Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.
1543 Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.
1641 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.
1657 On January - 18 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 On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)
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
1732 On this day in history birth of jean-Guillain Cardon, composer
1751 Ferdinand Kauer, composer was born on this day in history.
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 William Henry Havergal, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On January - 18 birth of james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
1815 On January - 18 birth of richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873
1815 On January - 18 birth of constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874)
1817 Jacques Gregoir, composer was born on January - 18.
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 Caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer was born on this day in history.
1835 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On January - 18 birth of edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03)