Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Saturday, 05 July 2025
1127 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)
1239 Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.
1405 On October - 18 birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)
1517 Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.
1547 On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian
1569 On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)
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 On this day in history birth of luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)
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 On this day in history birth of johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94)
1668 Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall was born on October - 18.
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 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) was born on this day in history.
1712 Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) was born on this day in history.
1741 Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803) was born on October - 18.
1774 Adolfs Muller, writer was born on October - 18.
1777 On this day in history birth of heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea)
1785 On this day in history birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
1789 Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born on October - 18.
1794 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born on this day in history.
1804 Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68) was born on October - 18.
1806 John Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on October - 18.
1811 On October - 18 birth of hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1818 On October - 18 birth of edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1829 On this day in history birth of charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1829 On this day in history 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 Johannes Habert, composer was born on this day in history.