Famous Birthdays In October - 18

1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  On October - 18 birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on October - 18.   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

1634  On this day in history birth of luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)   

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet was born on this day in history.   

1653  Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) was born on October - 18.   

1662  On this day in history birth of matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714)   

1663  On this day in history birth of frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

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 this day in history.   

1679  On October - 18 birth of ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)   

1697  On this day in history birth of giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal)   

1701  On October - 18 birth of charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778)   

1706  On this day in history birth of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)   

1712  Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) was born on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)   

1774  On October - 18 birth of adolfs Muller, writer   

1777  On this day in history birth of heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea)   

1785  Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) was born on October - 18.   

1789  Giovanni Tadolini, composer was born on October - 18.   

1794  Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68)   

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 this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1829  On October - 18 birth of charles Sidney Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1829  Lucius Marshall Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1831  Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia was born on October - 18.   

1833  Johannes Habert, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.   

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies