Famous Birthdays In August - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
1450 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.
1579 On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange
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 August - 18.
1596 Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on August - 18.
1605 On this day in history birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)
1606 On August - 18 birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)
1611 Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.
1657 On August - 18 birth of ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)
1685 Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on this day in history.
1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.
1720 Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer
1750 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on August - 18.
1754 François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833) was born on August - 18.
1769 On August - 18 birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) was born on August - 18.
1778 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica was born on August - 18.
1792 On August - 18 birth of john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
1803 Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.
1805 On August - 18 birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
1813 On August - 18 birth of benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1819 On August - 18 birth of grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian was born on August - 18.
1830 On August - 18 birth of emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)
1834 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) was born on this day in history.
1849 Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer was born on this day in history.
1855 On August - 18 birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
1856 Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer was born on August - 18.
1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on August - 18.
1857 On this day in history birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)