Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1818

May 01 Jose amador de los rios: Spanish historian/poet  

May 05 Karl marx: Philosopher (communist manifesto, das kapital)  

May 20 William george fargo: Founder (wells fargo)  

May 25 Jacob burckhardt: Swiss cultural historian  

May 27 Amelia jenks bloomer: Suffragette known for her pantaloons  

May 28 Pierre gustave toutant beauregard: Us confederate gen (hero of sumter)  

May 31 John albion andrew: Gov (union), died in 1867  

Jun 03 Louis faidherbe: French general  

Jun 17 Charles francois gounod: Paris france, opera composer (faust)  

Jun 17 Sophia frederika mathilde: Queen of netherlands/wife of william iii  

Jun 21 Joseph abel haskin: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1874  

Jun 21 Ernst ii: Duke of saxon-coburg-gotha (1844-93)/composer  

Jun 23 Simon vissering: Dutch economist/minister of finances (1879-81)  

Jun 30 Edward john hopkins: Composer  

Jul 01 Ignaz semmelweis: Gynecologist  

Jul 06 Adolf anderssen: Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)  

Jul 10 John stuart "cerro gordo" williams: Brig general (confederate army)  

Jul 14 Nathaniel lyon: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1861  

Jul 15 Heinrich esser: Composer  

Jul 18 Louis de geer: 1st swedish prime minister  

Jul 24 Felix godefroid: Composer  

Jul 30 John heemskerk azn: Dutch minister of internal minister (1866..88)  

Jul 30 Emily jane bronte: England, novelist (wuthering heights)  

Jul 31 Heinrich kiepert: German cartographer/geographer  

Aug 01 Maria mitchell: 1st us woman astronomer on nantucket island  

Aug 02 [willem] alexander fcnm: Prince of the netherlands/general-major  

Aug 03 Hm jozef schadde: Flemish architect (new stock exchange antwerp)  

Aug 04 Lovell harrison rosseau: Major general (union volunteers)  

Aug 07 Henry charles litolff: French composer/pianist  

Aug 13 Lucy blackwell-stone: Us abolitionist (us woman's suffrage assn)  

Aug 18 William farquhar barry: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1879  

Aug 23 Rufus ingalls: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1893  

Aug 30 Alexander h. rice: 30th governor of massachusetts  

Sep 07 Thomas talbot: 31st governor of massachusetts  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

Jan 01 Fedele fenaroli: Composer,  

Feb 01 Giuseppi gazzaniga: Composer,  

Feb 13 George rogers clark: American military leader (b. 1752)  

Feb 14 John c hespe: Dutch journalist/politician,  

Feb 15 Charles xiii: King of sweden (1809-18)/norway (1814-18),  

Feb 28 Adriaan loosjes pzn: Dut publisher/writer (moral stories),  

Mar 23 Nicolas isouard: Composer,  

Mar 25 Caspar wessel: Danish mathematician (b. 1745)