Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1127 Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.
1239 On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)
1405 On this day in history 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 October - 18.
1547 Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.
1569 On October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)
1595 On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)
1611 On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer
1634 Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history birth of lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet
1653 Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) was born on October - 18.
1662 On October - 18 birth of matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714)
1663 On October - 18 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 this day in history.
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 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 On October - 18 birth of jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)
1741 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
1789 Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born on October - 18.
1794 On this day in history 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 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 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 Lucius Marshall Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on October - 18.
1831 On October - 18 birth of frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia
1833 On October - 18 birth of johannes Habert, composer