Famous Personalities Born In January - 18
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
0885 On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)
1519 Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on January - 18.
1543 On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer
1641 On this day in history birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)
1657 Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.
1672 On this day in history birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)
1685 Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.
1688 On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)
1689 Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) was born on January - 18.
1726 Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat was born on January - 18.
1732 Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer was born on this day in history.
1751 On January - 18 birth of ferdinand Kauer, composer
1779 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) was born on January - 18.
1782 Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer was born on this day in history.
1793 On this day in history birth of william Henry Havergal, composer
1795 On January - 18 birth of anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I
1809 Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on January - 18.
1813 On this day in history birth of joseph Farwell Glidden, inventor (1st coml useable barbed wire)
1815 On this day in history birth of james Chesnut Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
1815 Richard Yates Gov, MC (Union), died in 1873 was born on this day in history.
1815 Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.
1817 On January - 18 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer
1818 Johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist was born on this day in history.
1820 On January - 18 birth of abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
1829 On January - 18 birth of louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Blood to Bridge)
1831 Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on January - 18.
1835 Caesar A Cui, Vilna Lithuania, fort architect/composer was born on this day in history.
1835 Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet was born on this day in history.
1840 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born on this day in history.
1840 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on January - 18.
1841 Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) was born on this day in history.
1842 On this day in history birth of albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)
1848 On this day in history birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)
1849 Edmund Barton, 1st PM of Australia (1900-03) was born on January - 18.