Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Tuesday, 19 August 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 October - 18.
1405 Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.
1517 On October - 18 birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)
1547 On this day in history 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 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 October - 18 birth of luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)
1638 Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet was born on October - 18.
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 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 October - 18.
1668 Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall was born on October - 18.
1679 Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.
1697 On October - 18 birth of giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal)
1701 Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) was born on October - 18.
1706 On October - 18 birth of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)
1712 Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) was born on October - 18.
1741 On October - 18 birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1774 Adolfs Muller, writer was born on this day in history.
1777 Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) was born on this day in history.
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 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 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia
1833 On this day in history birth of johannes Habert, composer