Famous Birthdays In October - 18

1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.  

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on this day in history.  

1405  On October - 18 birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

1517  On October - 18 birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)  

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.  

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  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.  

1634  On October - 18 birth of luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)  

1638  On this day in history birth of lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet  

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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 October - 18.  

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  Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall was born on October - 18.  

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 October - 18.  

1706  Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) was born on October - 18.  

1712  On October - 18 birth of jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)  

1741  On October - 18 birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)  

1774  On this day in history birth of adolfs Muller, writer  

1777  On October - 18 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Johannes Habert, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies  

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

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)  

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.  

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

1382  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)  

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.