Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
1450 On August - 18 birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet
1579 On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange
1587 On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)
1587 On this day in history 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 On August - 18 birth of henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)
1606 Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.
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 this day in history.
1685 Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on August - 18.
1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on August - 18.
1720 Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on August - 18.
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 August - 18.
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on this day in history.
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 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 August - 18.
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 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 August - 18.
1855 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer
1856 Jan Karol Gali, composer was born on this day in history.
1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.