Famous Birthdays In August - 18
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.
1450 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.
1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.
1587 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on this day in history.
1587 Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on this day in history.
1596 On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)
1605 Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.
1606 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)
1611 On this day in history birth of ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
1657 Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743) was born on August - 18.
1685 On this day in history birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem
1692 On this day in history birth of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)
1720 On this day in history birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
1745 Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer was born on August - 18.
1750 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on this day in history.
1754 François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on August - 18.
1774 On August - 18 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
1778 On August - 18 birth of fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica
1792 John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) was born on this day in history.
1803 Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on August - 18.
1805 On this day in history birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 was born on August - 18.
1813 Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on August - 18.
1819 On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
1823 On this day in history birth of willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian
1830 Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916) was born on August - 18.
1834 On this day in history birth of marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)
1849 Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer was born on August - 18.
1855 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on August - 18.
1856 On August - 18 birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer
1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on August - 18.
1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.