Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
1127 Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on October - 18. 

1239 On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) 

1405 Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on this day in history. 

1517 Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18. 

1547 Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history. 

1569 Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on October - 18. 

1595 On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) 

1611 Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18. 

1634 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) was born on October - 18. 

1638 Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet was born on this day in history. 

1653 On this day in history birth of abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) 

1662 Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714) was born on this day in history. 

1663 On this day in history birth of frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth 

1668 Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94) was born on October - 18. 

1668 On this day in history birth of wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall 

1679 On October - 18 birth of ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716) 

1697 On October - 18 birth of giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal) 

1701 Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) was born on October - 18. 

1706 On October - 18 birth of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) 

1712 Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) was born on October - 18. 

1741 On this day in history birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803) 

1774 On October - 18 birth of adolfs Muller, writer 

1777 On this day in history birth of heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) 

1785 Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born on this day in history. 

1789 Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born on this day in history. 

1794 On October - 18 birth of ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer 

1804 On October - 18 birth of rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68) 

1806 John Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on October - 18. 

1811 Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on October - 18. 

1818 On October - 18 birth of edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 

1829 On October - 18 birth of charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 

1829 On October - 18 birth of lucius Marshall Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 

1831 On October - 18 birth of frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia 

1833 On this day in history birth of johannes Habert, composer 

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