Famous Personalities Born In November - 18
Thursday, 12 February 2026
1522 Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568) was born on November - 18. 

1527 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor was born on this day in history. 

1630 Eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686) was born on this day in history. 

1680 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer was born on November - 18. 

1727 On November - 18 birth of philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773) 

1736 On this day in history birth of carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer 

1742 Felix Maximo Lopez, composer was born on this day in history. 

1772 On this day in history birth of louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer 

1774 Wilhelmine of Prussia, queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837) was born on this day in history. 

1781 Felice Blangini, composer was born on this day in history. 

1785 On November - 18 birth of david Wilkie, British artist (d. 1841) 

1786 On November - 18 birth of henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor 

1787 On this day in history birth of sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist 

1787 On November - 18 birth of louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (d. 1851) 

1803 Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet was born on November - 18. 

1804 Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora, Italian general and statesman (d. 1878) was born on November - 18. 

1808 Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer was born on this day in history. 

1810 On November - 18 birth of asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) 

1810 Benjamin Stone Roberts, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1875 was born on November - 18. 

1812 On November - 18 birth of jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 

1824 On November - 18 birth of franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 

1824 On November - 18 birth of isham Nicholas Hayne, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 

1832 On November - 18 birth of adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Swedish explorer (d. 1901) 

1835 Americus Vespucius Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history. 

1835 Cesare Lombroso, Italian psychiatrist/criminologist was born on this day in history. 

1836 William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) was born on this day in history. 

1839 August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) was born on this day in history. 

1845 John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) was born on this day in history. 

1846 On this day in history birth of aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician 

1856 Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (d. 1929) was born on November - 18. 

1860 On this day in history birth of ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) 

1861 On this day in history birth of dorothy Dix, pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951) 

1863 On this day in history birth of richard Dehmel, writer 

1869 On November - 18 birth of james E Sullivan, founder (Amateur Athletic Union) 

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