Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
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 August - 18.
1587 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare) was born on this day in history.
1587 Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on this day in history.
1596 On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)
1605 Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.
1606 Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646) was born on August - 18.
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 On this day in history birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem
1692 On this day in history 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 Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer was born on August - 18.
1750 On August - 18 birth of antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare)
1754 François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833) was born on August - 18.
1769 On this day in history birth of alexandre Stievenard, composer
1774 On this day in history 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 On August - 18 birth of john, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)
1803 Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.
1805 On August - 18 birth of josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)
1807 On August - 18 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 Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876) was born on August - 18.
1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian was born on this day in history.
1830 Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history birth of marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)
1849 Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer was born on this day in history.
1855 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on August - 18.
1856 On August - 18 birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer
1856 On August - 18 birth of jan Karol Gali, composer
1857 On August - 18 birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)