Famous Personalities Born In June - 18
Friday, 02 January 2026
1269 On June - 18 birth of princess Eleanor of England (d. 1298) 

1318 On June - 18 birth of princess Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355) 

1466 Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (d. 1539) was born on this day in history. 

1511 Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect was born on June - 18. 

1511 Ponte Santa Trinita, Florence was born on this day in history. 

1517 Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593) was born on this day in history. 

1552 Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (d. 1637) was born on this day in history. 

1581 On this day in history birth of thomas Overbury, poet (baptized) 

1667 On this day in history birth of ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (d. 1750) 

1681 Feofan Prokopovich, theologian, archbishop of Novgorod, westernizer was born on this day in history. 

1716 On June - 18 birth of joseph M Vien, French (court)painter 

1723 Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer was born on June - 18. 

1740 On this day in history birth of karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor 

1744 On this day in history birth of augustin Holler, composer 

1757 On this day in history birth of ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer 

1757 On this day in history birth of gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader (d. 1833) 

1758 On June - 18 birth of pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch jurist/patriot 

1780 On this day in history birth of michael Henkel, composer 

1794 On this day in history birth of george Grote, British historian 

1799 On this day in history birth of william Lassell, discoverer (satellites of Uranus & Neptune) 

1809 Sylvanus William Godon, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1879 was born on this day in history. 

1812 On this day in history birth of ivan Goncharov, Russia, novelist/travel writer (Oblomov) 

1813 On June - 18 birth of pavel Annenkov, Rus literature historian (Zametsjatelnoje desjatileti) 

1820 Martin Andreas Udbye, composer was born on June - 18. 

1822 Henry David Leslie, composer was born on June - 18. 

1824 On June - 18 birth of johannes Heykamp, Catholic archbishop of Utrecht 

1839 William Henry Seward Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1920 was born on this day in history. 

1845 Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1922) was born on June - 18. 

1850 Richard Heuberger, composer was born on this day in history. 

1854 On this day in history birth of edward Wyllis Scripps, publisher/journalist 

1857 On this day in history birth of henry Clay Folger Jr, US, businessman/Shakespeare fan 

1858 Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist was born on this day in history. 

1860 Hugo Loudon, CEO (Royal Dutch Oil [Shell]) was born on June - 18. 

1861 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores) was born on this day in history. 

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