Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Monday, 15 September 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 this day in history.
1405 On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)
1517 On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)
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 this day in history.
1595 On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)
1611 Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.
1634 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.
1638 On October - 18 birth of lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet
1653 On October - 18 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 Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth was born on this day in history.
1668 Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94) was born on this day in history.
1668 Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall was born on this day in history.
1679 Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.
1697 Giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal) was born on this day in history.
1701 Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.
1706 On this day in history birth of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)
1712 Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) was born on this day in history.
1741 On October - 18 birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1774 On October - 18 birth of adolfs Muller, writer
1777 On October - 18 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 On October - 18 birth of giovanni Tadolini, composer
1794 On October - 18 birth of ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer
1804 On this day in history birth of rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68)
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 October - 18.
1818 Edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on October - 18.
1829 On October - 18 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 On this day in history birth of johannes Habert, composer