Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
1450 On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet
1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on August - 18.
1587 On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)
1587 On August - 18 birth of virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents
1596 Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.
1605 Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.
1606 On this day in history 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 August - 18.
1657 Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.
1685 Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on August - 18.
1692 On this day in history birth of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)
1720 On August - 18 birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
1745 On August - 18 birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer
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 August - 18.
1769 On August - 18 birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer
1774 On this day in history 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 August - 18.
1803 On this day in history birth of nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
1805 On August - 18 birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 On this day in history birth of charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886
1813 Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879
1819 On August - 18 birth of grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
1823 On August - 18 birth of willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian
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 On August - 18 birth of benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer
1855 On this day in history birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
1856 On this day in history birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer
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)