Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Friday, 11 July 2025
1127 Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on October - 18.
1239 Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.
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 this day in history.
1547 Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.
1569 Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.
1595 Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.
1611 On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer
1634 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.
1638 Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet was born on October - 18.
1653 Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.
1662 On October - 18 birth of matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714)
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 this day in history.
1668 On this day in history birth of wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall
1679 Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716) was born on October - 18.
1697 On October - 18 birth of giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal)
1701 On October - 18 birth of charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778)
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 Adolfs Muller, writer was born on this day in history.
1777 Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) was born on this day in history.
1785 Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history birth of giovanni Tadolini, composer
1794 On October - 18 birth of ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer
1804 Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68) was born on October - 18.
1806 On this day in history birth of john Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1811 Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history 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