Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Thursday, 16 October 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 On October - 18 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 On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)
1611 On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer
1634 On October - 18 birth of luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)
1638 Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet was born on this day in history.
1653 On October - 18 birth of abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713)
1662 On this day in history 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 October - 18.
1668 On October - 18 birth of wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall
1679 On this day in history birth of ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)
1697 Giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal) was born on October - 18.
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 this day in history birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1774 On this day in history birth of adolfs Muller, writer
1777 Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) was born on October - 18.
1785 On October - 18 birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
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 Charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.
1829 Lucius Marshall Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1831 Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia was born on October - 18.
1833 On this day in history birth of johannes Habert, composer