Famous Birthdays In August - 18

1414  On this day in history birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.   

1579  Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)   

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 this day in history.   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.   

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 August - 18.   

1685  On August - 18 birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem   

1692  On August - 18 birth of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)   

1720  On this day in history birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)   

1745  On this day in history birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer   

1750  On this day in history birth of antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)   

1754  On August - 18 birth of françois, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)   

1769  Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1774  On August - 18 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)   

1778  On this day in history 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  Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on August - 18.   

1805  Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) was born on August - 18.   

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 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 this day in history birth of emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)   

1834  Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store) was born on August - 18.   

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 August - 18.   

1857  On this day in history birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)   

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0353  On this day in history death of decentius, Roman usurper   

0849  Death of Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian on August - 18.   

1227  Genghis Khan, Mongol conqueror, dies on August - 18.   

1236  Theodorus Van Celles, monastery founder (Kruisheren), dies on August - 18.   

1258  On this day in history death of theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea   

1276  On August - 18 adrian V, [Ottobono Fieschi], Italian Pope (7/11-8/18/1276), dies   

1318  On August - 18 death of clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)