Famous Personalities Born In March - 18
Friday, 21 February 2025
1380 On this day in history birth of liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint
1395 On this day in history birth of john Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)
1496 Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533) was born on March - 18.
1548 On March - 18 birth of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet
1556 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on March - 18.
1578 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born on March - 18.
1590 On this day in history birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
1602 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679) was born on March - 18.
1603 On this day in history birth of simon Bradstreet, Massachusetts Bay colonist (d. 1693)
1609 On this day in history birth of frederick III, King of Denmark & Norway (1648-70); absolutist
1640 Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.
1644 On this day in history birth of gottfried Wegner, composer
1657 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer was born on March - 18.
1679 On March - 18 birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)
1685 On this day in history birth of ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. 1752)
1690 Christian Goldbach, German mathematician (Goldbach position) was born on this day in history.
1701 On this day in history birth of niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776)
1734 Joseph Schmitt, composer was born on this day in history.
1756 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer was born on March - 18.
1765 On this day in history birth of david H Chasse, Dutch baron/general (fought Napoleon at Waterloo)
1780 Milos Obrenovic, Leader of The Second Serbian Uprising and Prince of Serbia (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.
1781 Gustave Vogt, composer was born on this day in history.
1782 John Caldwell Calhoun, SC, Andrew Jackson's VP (1825-32) was born on March - 18.
1813 Friedrich Hebbel, writer was born on March - 18.
1828 William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of william Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
1830 On this day in history birth of numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist
1837 On this day in history birth of grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)
1838 On this day in history birth of jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter
1838 Randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.
1839 On March - 18 birth of francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1840 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.
1842 On this day in history birth of stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
1843 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899) was born on March - 18.