Famous Personalities Born In October - 18
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1127 Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on October - 18.
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 this day in history.
1595 On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)
1611 On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer
1634 On October - 18 birth of luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)
1638 Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet was born on October - 18.
1653 On October - 18 birth of abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713)
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 this day in history.
1668 On October - 18 birth of wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall
1679 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 On October - 18 birth of jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)
1741 On this day in history birth of pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1774 On this day in history birth of adolfs Muller, writer
1777 Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) was born on this day in history.
1785 On October - 18 birth of thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
1789 On this day in history birth of giovanni Tadolini, composer
1794 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer was born on this day in history.
1804 Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68) was born on this day in history.
1806 John Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on October - 18.
1811 On October - 18 birth of hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1818 On October - 18 birth of edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1829 On this day in history 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 October - 18.
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.