Famous Birthdays In December - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1507 On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)
1562 Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.
1569 Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.
1602 Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.
1610 On this day in history birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist
1620 On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)
1633 On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised
1633 Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on December - 18.
1635 Antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on December - 18.
1661 Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751) was born on this day in history.
1662 James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish politician (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.
1667 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer was born on December - 18.
1707 On December - 18 birth of charles Wesley, co-founder (Methodist movement)
1709 On December - 18 birth of elizabeth, empress of Russia (to Peter the Great & Catherine I)
1725 Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (d. 1791) was born on December - 18.
1734 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Rey, composer
1760 Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten) was born on this day in history.
1779 On December - 18 birth of joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history")
1786 On this day in history birth of carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz)
1788 Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer was born on December - 18.
1803 On December - 18 birth of william Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh)
1811 On this day in history birth of alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1812 Wiktor Kazynski, composer was born on this day in history.
1816 Alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 was born on this day in history.
1819 On December - 18 birth of yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija)
1825 On this day in history birth of charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1826 Charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer (L'ami Fritz) was born on December - 18.
1826 Mercer Brooke John, (Confederate Navy), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.
1835 On December - 18 birth of george Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1835 Lyman Abbott, American author (d. 1922) was born on December - 18.
1837 A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP) was born on December - 18.
1844 Lujo [Ludwig J von] Brentano, German economist was born on this day in history.
1848 Karl Schroder, composer was born on this day in history.
1851 Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino hero, orator and satirist (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.