Famous Birthdays In October - 18

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  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 October - 18.  

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.  

1611  On this day in history 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  Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) was born on October - 18.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal)  

1701  On this day in history birth of charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778)  

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  Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)  

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

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  On October - 18 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  Edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on October - 18.  

1829  Charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

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

1831  Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia was born on this day in history.  

1833  Johannes Habert, composer was born on October - 18.  

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0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies  

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre  

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies  

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.  

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies