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Friday, 18 April 2025
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on this day in history. 
1450 On this day in history birth of marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet
1579 On this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange
1587 On August - 18 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 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 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)
1611 On August - 18 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 On this day in history birth of brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem
1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.
1720 Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history birth of vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, composer
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 this day in history.
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on August - 18.
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) was born on this day in history.
1778 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica was born on this day in history.
1792 John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66) was born on this day in history.
1803 On August - 18 birth of nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
1805 On this day in history 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 August - 18.
1818 On this day in history birth of william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879
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 this day in history.
1849 On this day in history birth of benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer
1855 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.
1856 Charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer was born on this day in history.
1856 On August - 18 birth of jan Karol Gali, composer
1857 On August - 18 birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)