Famous Personalities Born In August - 18
Monday, 20 January 2025
1414 Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492) was born on August - 18.
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 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 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 August - 18.
1606 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)
1611 Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.
1657 On August - 18 birth of ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)
1685 Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem was born on August - 18.
1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) was born on August - 18.
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 Antonio Salieri, Italy, composer (Tatare) was born on this day in history.
1754 On August - 18 birth of françois, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
1769 Alexandre Stievenard, composer was born on August - 18.
1774 On August - 18 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
1778 On August - 18 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 On August - 18 birth of nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
1805 Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe) was born on this day in history.
1807 On this day in history birth of charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886
1813 On this day in history birth of benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884
1818 William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian was born on this day in history.
1830 On August - 18 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 this day in history.
1855 On August - 18 birth of alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
1856 On this day in history birth of charles Hutchison Gabriel, composer
1856 On this day in history birth of jan Karol Gali, composer
1857 On this day in history birth of libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)